The castle-museum Sant Angelo of Rome ,part II !!!

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And bringing you back again to eternal Rome, and Italy.  We had great weather when visiting with the family and good memories of the Castle museum of Sant Angelo. This are older new pictures to the blog and just needed to have them here, Therefore, here is my sequel to the castle-museum Sant Angelo of Rome ,part II !!! Hope you enjoy it as I. 

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The castle grounds were done in 135 and completed in 139, the ashes of emperors Hadrian and Augustus are in its stones, and it was done as a mausoleum to house the ones from Hadrian (emperor born in what is today Spain).  The appearances of an angel had a lot to do with the name of the castle.  It passes by the Aurelian walls right into the Vatican area, with a great moat area now with benches and shade trees, up above by the walls there is a semicircular pathway of beautiful shaded trees and benches with colorful stands selling gelato, and even hot dogs with souvenirs stand with great prices always negotiated down. We purchase t-shirts, scarfs, belts, and caps all starting much higher but always reduce prices at the end!

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The Castel Sant’Angelo is divided into five floors which can be accessed by going up a spiral-shaped ramp which leads first to the burial chamber and then to the cells where certain historical figures were locked up. By climbing to the top of the castle, you can visit various residences which served for a time as the Pope’s residence, decorated with Renaissance frescoes still perfectly preserved, and discover vast collections of weapons. On the top floor there is a large terrace from which you can take magnificent photos of the city from above. Restored at the beginning of the 20C, the Castel Sant’Angelo is a museum since 1925, where it houses a collection of paintings and armor.

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In 1870, the Vatican donated the Castel Sant’Angelo or Castle of the Holy Angel to the Italian army, which transformed it into a museum to open it to the public, since 1925 . You will find consecutively on the floors: Ground floor: square with exhibition on medieval weapons, 1st floor: the mausoleum with the original tombs of Emperor Hadrian, which were later unfortunately looted, 2nd floor: the prison, 3rd floor: the museum with furniture, ceramics, weapons and paintings from the Renaissance., 4th floor: the apartments to which the Pope could retreat during an attack on the Vatican. 5th floor: the roof terrace with the bronze statue of the Archangel Michael and a splendid view of Rome

The Castel Sant’Angelo is connected to the other side of the Tiber river bank thanks to the Ponte Sant’Angelo, that is to say the Bridge of the Angels. On either side of the bridge, there are five angels, created by students of Bernini. The angels carry objects related to Jesus’ way of the cross.

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The official Castel Museo Sant Angelo : https://www.castelsantangelo.com/

The Rome tourist office on the castle/museum : https://www.turismoroma.it/en/places/national-museum-saint-angel-castle

There you go folks, a must see while in Rome, the Castel Museo Sant Angelo! One of the highlights of our visit and very educational as well. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the castle-museum Sant Angelo of Rome ,part II !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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