Castle of St. Angelo - Rome, 1850. 'The Mausoleum of Hadrian, now the Castle of St. Angelo, was the Emperor Hadrian, as a depositary for his own ashes and those of succeeding main body of the structure, converted into a fortress in the middle of a strong circular edifice, raised upon a square the top of the circular building there has been raised a modern square edifice, which serves as the dwelling-house of the Governor of the Castle; and on the summit of all stands a bronze statue of the Archangel Saint is a place of grea
Castle of St. Angelo - Rome, 1850. 'The Mausoleum of Hadrian, now the Castle of St. Angelo, was the Emperor Hadrian, as a depositary for his own ashes and those of succeeding main body of the structure, converted into a fortress in the middle of a strong circular edifice, raised upon a square the top of the circular building there has been raised a modern square edifice, which serves as the dwelling-house of the Governor of the Castle; and on the summit of all stands a bronze statue of the Archangel Saint is a place of great strength, however, and the rooms in the basement are used as dungeons for State prisoners. The Bridge of St. Angelo, which leads from the left to the right bank of the Tiber towards St. Peter's, is exactly opposite the '. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.
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