Castel Sant'Angelo: Top Photos

Rome's circular fortress on the Tiber, from imperial mausoleum to papal stronghold

At the very top of Castel Sant'Angelo is a bronze statue of the archangel Michael, created by Flemish artist Peter Anton von Verschaffelt in 1753. It replaced the earlier angel statue now displayed in
At the very top of Castel Sant'Angelo is a bronze statue of the archangel Michael, created by Flemish artist Peter Anton von Verschaffelt in 1753. It replaced the earlier angel statue now displayed… © daryl_mitchell from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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