Castel Sant Angelo
CountryItaly
RegionRome
Period2nd century
Year Built123
About Castel Sant Angelo
Originally the Mausoleum of Hadrian. Converted into a fortress by the popes. A secret passage connects it to the Vatican. Used as a prison - Benvenuto Cellini escaped from here. Hadrians ashes were placed here, as were those of subsequent emperors.
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