Friday, 2 October 2026

Castel Sant'Angelo, or the Sorrowful Castle: one of the oldest surviving buildings in Rome

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Castel Sant'Angelo, or the Sorrowful Castle: one of the oldest surviving buildings in Rome

Founded in 135 on the commission of Hadrian as a mausoleum for the emperors of Rome, it later became a fortress and a residence of the Roman popes, and in the 14th century a papal castle with a prison, where Giordano Bruno, among others, was held.

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