Rafael's Roma Vacation Episode X - The Castel Sant’Angelo

Episode X

The Castel Sant’Angelo

聖天使城堡是意大利羅馬的一座城堡，由羅馬帝國皇帝哈德良於135年至139年期間興建，

作為自己及其家人之陵墓。該建築位於台伯河畔，鄰近梵蒂岡教廷，

現已成為博物館的用途，也成為當地的旅遊景點之一。

公元6世紀教宗格列哥里一世巡遊經過此地，見到天使長米迦勒顯像，城堡因而得名。

這是羅馬一個非常著名旅遊景點，靠近梵蒂岡。在正面會看到橋上的雕像，

我發現這特別引人注目。我來到這裡時是非常好的一天，因為已計好時間到訪這裡，

所以我能拍到城堡和藍天的一些好照片。

The Castel Sant'Angelo is a towering cylindrical building in Rome, initially commissioned

by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family.

The building was later used as a fortress and castle, and is now a museum.

Legend holds that the Archangel Michael appeared atop the mausoleum,

sheathing his sword as a sign of the end of the plague of 590, thus lending the castle its present name.

It is a very famous sight in Rome, near the Vatican. The front view with the statues on the bridge,

 I found, to be especially dramatic. I came here on a very good day and I timed my visit

 so that I could get some good pictures with the castle and the blue sky.

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The Castel Sant'Angelo

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Statues on the bridge

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The Castel Sant'Angelo from the bridge

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Beautiful statues on the bridge

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Sant'Angelo Castle and Bridge

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Near the Vatican

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The Castel Sant'Angelo

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The top statue depicts the angel from whom the building derives its name

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The castle is now a museum

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Sant'Angelo Castle and Bridge

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Statues on the bridge

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The way to Vatican

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A church near to the Vatican

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Basilica S.Pietro (St.Peters)

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Piazza S.Pietro