Ponte Sant’Angelo

bridge, Rome, Italy

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Also known as: Pons Aelius, Ponte Sant’Angelo

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PonteSant’Angelo, ancient Romanbridge, probably the finest surviving inRome itself, built over theTiber River by the emperorHadrian (reigned 117–138ce) to connect theCampus Martius with his mausoleum (later renamedCastel Sant’Angelo). The bridge was completed about 135ce. It consists of seven stone arches and five main spans of about 18 metres (60 feet) each, supported on piers 7 metres (24 feet) high.

In the 13th century PopeClement IV installed an iron balustrade, and in the 16th century PopeClement VII placed statues of SaintsPeter andPaul at the end of the bridge. In 1688, 10 statues ofangels, designed byGian Lorenzo Bernini, weremounted on the parapets.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated byMelissa Petruzzello.

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