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Castel Sant'Angelo

Castel Sant'Angelo, Lungotevere Castello, Roma, RM, Italia

Castel Sant'Angelo

Castel Sant'Angelo, Lungotevere Castello, Roma, RM, Italia

Description

The present appearance of Castel Sant'Angelo is the result of numerous modifications carried out over time. Built in the 2nd century C.E. to be Hadrian’s Mausoleum, a testament to the Emperor’s admiration of Eastern culture, it was later encircled with new walls by Aurelian (271) and transformed into a fortress. It also served this function for the Popes who used it as both a residence and a prison. The structure, linked to the city of Rome by Ponte Elio (better known today as Ponte Sant’Angelo), is connected to the Apostolic Palace by the Passetto di Borgo built by Niccolò III in 1277.

Today the structure has the appearance of a fortress with merlons and four corner towers (named for the Evangelists) and numerous interior spaces. These include the Sala Paolina, commissioned by Pope Paolo III (1534-49) and frescoed by Raphael’s pupil Perin del Vaga, whose loggia, supported by four slim columns, overlooks the Tiber River and the city. At the top of the monument is the bronze statue of the Archangel Michael by Flemish Sculptor Peter Anton van Verschaffelt (1752), which replaced the previous marble work by Raffaello da Montelupo (1544) today conserved in the so-called Courtyard of the Angel lower down. The two angels evoke a legend which tells of the vision experienced by Pope Gregory the Great during a procession to ward off the plague in 590 where he saw the archangel sheath his sword above the mausoleum, a sign that the epidemic had come to an end.

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Water
Yes
Electricity
Yes
Access
Tarmac road, Accessible with large vehicles, Accessible by car, Accessible on foot
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Contacts

Roma Lazio Film Commission
Via Tuscolana 1055 — 00173 Roma
Phone: +39 06 72286273/320
Fax: +39 06 722 1127
Email: info@romalaziofilmcommission.it

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Come un gatto in tangenziale - Ritorno a Coccia di Morto
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Directed by: Riccardo Milani
Corro da te
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Directed by: Riccardo Milani
Crime Novel
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Directed by: Michele Placido
Double Soul
Film thriller
Directed by: Valerio Esposito
Dry
Film drama
Directed by: Paolo Virzì
Ex – Amici come prima!
Film comedy
Directed by: Carlo Vanzina
Forever Young
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Directed by: Fausto Brizzi
God Willing
Film comedy
Directed by: Edoardo Falcone
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Directed by: Brandon Camp
Made in Italy
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Directed by: Luciano Ligabue
Muti
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Directed by: George Gallo, Francesco Cinquemani, Luca Giliberto
Noi siamo leggenda
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Directed by: Carmine Elia
Non ci resta che il crimine - La serie
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Directed by: Massimiliano Bruno, Alessio Maria Federici
Paisan
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Directed by: Roberto Rossellini
Petra
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Directed by: Maria Sole Tognazzi
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Directed by: Giovanni Troilo
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Directed by: Ludovico Bessegato
Red Notice
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Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Ritorno al crimine
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Directed by: Massimiliano Bruno
Roman Holiday
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Directed by: William Wyler
Senso
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Directed by: Luchino Visconti
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Directed by: Lorenzo Sportiello, Francesco Lagi
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Directed by: Paolo Genovese
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Directed by: Ferzan Özpetek
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Directed by: Hou Zuxin
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Directed by: Mario Monicelli
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Directed by: Federico Fellini
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Directed by: Francesco Micciché, Fabio Bonifacci
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Directed by: Gabriele Mainetti

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