April 29, 2012

• Castel Sant’Angelo

  This round, stone building is known as the Castel Sant’Angleo. It was originally a mausoleum for the Emperor Hadrian, then was a fortress and castle used by the popes, and it’s now a museum. 

  

   

  The reason it got its present name is due to the legend that the Archangel Michael appeared on top of the mausoleum, sheathing his sword as a sign that The Plague of 590 was over.That is probably why there is a statue of Michael putting a sword away on top of the castle.

  

  We went there too late for admission one night, but we got some neat outside pictures. 

   

     

   

  The next day, we went back and waited in a long line to get inside. 

  

  These guys were hanging around outside.

  

  And it was FREE! Hooray for Culture Week in Rome finally scoring us a free ticket!

  

   

  There were gloomy bits.

  

   

  And pretty bits.

     

  Short places

  

   

  And high up places

          

   

  The view from the top was great!

                   

  While we up there, Michael tried to photobomb every picture he could get into. We had some good laughs. (This isn’t even a photobomb!)

  

   

  Then he climbed into an archer window with an arrow slit, and he got some funny looks. 

  

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