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“Angels of Passion guard Castel Sant'Angelo”…

This image was captured just after sundown when the sky developed a beautiful blue hue, accenting the golden lighting of the Castel and Angels on the Bridge. Castel Sant'Angelo and Sant'Angelo Bridge was built in A.D. 139 as a mausoleum for the Roman Emperor Hadrian, and this Castel was transformed into a fortress by the popes during the 14th century. The Romans built the first bridge in front of the Castel in A.D. 134 as access to the majestic mausoleum. In A.D. 590, a black plague epidemic decimated the city and an angel appeared on the Castel roof and put his sword back in its scabbard, indicating the end of the epidemic. Afterward, a chapel was built on the roof of the Castel to commemorate this miracle with Saint Michael majestically standing guard above the Castel and Bridge. In 1667, the artist Bernini was in charge of renovating the bridge and he decided to open the parapet and to add eight statues of angels, symbolizing Christ's passion in memory of the miracle that saved the city from the devastating black plague.

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“Angels of Passion guard Castel Sant'Angelo”…<br />
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This image was captured just after sundown when the sky developed a beautiful blue hue, accenting the golden lighting of the Castel and Angels on the Bridge. Castel Sant'Angelo and Sant'Angelo Bridge was built in A.D. 139 as a mausoleum for the Roman Emperor Hadrian, and this Castel was transformed into a fortress by the popes during the 14th century. The Romans built the first bridge in front of the Castel in A.D. 134 as access to the majestic mausoleum. In A.D. 590, a black plague epidemic decimated the city and an angel appeared on the Castel roof and put his sword back in its scabbard, indicating the end of the epidemic. Afterward, a chapel was built on the roof of the Castel to commemorate this miracle with Saint Michael majestically standing guard above the Castel and Bridge. In 1667, the artist Bernini was in charge of renovating the bridge and he decided to open the parapet and to add eight statues of angels, symbolizing Christ's passion in memory of the miracle that saved the city from the devastating black plague.

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