JaMya--Castel+San+Angelo

Have you ever been to Sant’ Angelo Castel? Well it’s a place where you need to visit and I’m going to tell you about it. Sant’ Angelo is a great place to visit. It has been through a lot of changes and experiences in the past years. So come along and join my journey. Sant’ Angelo was built 1800 years ago by Emperor Hadrian. It’s located on the right bank of the Tuber. His purpose of building the Castel was to be a tomb for him. He has a wife and a daughter. It was used as a prison until 1870. Sometimes it’s called the Mausoleum of Hadrian. The building was later used by the popes as a fortress and castle. Before it was a castle it was a decorated cylinder with a garden top and golden quadriga. Hadrian also built the Pons Aelius facing straight onto the mausoleum. Sant’ Angelo we now see in the ruins. 138AD Hadrian’s wife, Sabrina and his adopted son died. Hadrian’s ashes were placed a year after his death in Baiae, a popular seaside resort. Remains of emperors who also died and were placed in Baiae. Last recorded deposition being Caracalla in 217AD. The urns and ashes were scattered by Visigothic looters in 410. Archangel Michael appeared atop the mausoleum sheathing his sword as a sign of the end of the plague of 590. He also gave the castle its present name. Sant’ Angelo was Rome’s most important area. Anyone who held it had the whole town at his mercy. Now we have come to the end of our journey about Sant’ Angelo Castle. Maybe one day we can all visit there.