castle and museum in Rome, formerly the imperial mausoleum of the emperor Hadrian and subsequent Roman emperors
Castel Sant'Angelo is a castle and museum in Rome that was originally built as a mausoleum for the Roman emperor Hadrian and later emperors. It stands as a significant historical monument that preserves Rome's imperial past and is now open to visitors as a museum.
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Castel Sant'Angelo from Southeast Castel Sant'Angelo ( pronounced [kaˈstɛl sanˈtandʒelo] Italian for 'Castle of the Holy Angel'), also known as Mausoleum of Hadrian (Italian: Mausoleo di Adriano), is a towering rotunda (cylindrical building) in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. The popes later used the building as a fortress and castle dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel, and it is now a museum. The structure was once the tallest building in Rome.
Hadrian's tomb
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