Angel with the Lance by Domenico Guidi, Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

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Designed and built by Hadrian as his own mausoleum, it was later converted by papal authorities into a fortress with a passageway link to the Vatican, as a refuge in times of siege or invasion. Today it is a museum

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Location: Castel Sant'Angelo, Lungotevere Castello, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy
Photo credit: © HelloWorld Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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