Ponte Sant’Angelo
Piazza Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome - Italy
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The Sant’Angelo Bridge was built in about 133 to link the mausoleum of Hadrian to the left bank of the Tiber, but very little remains of the original structure. It was Pope Clemens VII Medici around 1543 that erected statues of Saint Peter and Saint Paul on the side that is opposite the Castle Sant’Angelo. Designed by Bernini in the 17th Century the bridge became one of the best examples of Roman Baroque with the collection of statues and angels and symbols of Passion.
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