2seeitall: Ponte Sant’Angelo (The Bridge of the Holy Angel),…

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Ponte Sant’Angelo (The Bridge of the Holy Angel), Rome – Italy  

In 136 AD Emperor Hadrian ordered the construction of a new bridge over the Tiber River. The emperor wanted to connect his mausoleum – now the Castel Sant’Angelo – with the city of Rome across the river. The bridge was originally known as the Pons Aelius, after the family name of Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus). 

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