Castel Sant'Angelo
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Why go
- Cross Ponte Sant’Angelo, lined with Baroque angels carrying instruments of Christ’s Passion.
Opening hours
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Don't miss
- Bronze angel statueDesigned by Peter Anton von Verschaffelt, it stands on the roof.Roof
- Marble angel by Raffaello da MontelupoMade for the roof in 1536, this earlier statue is now displayed in the Cortile dell’Angelo.Cortile dell’Angelo
- Sala PaolinaStep inside one of the papal apartments still open to visitors.Papal apartments
- La StufaClement VII’s private bath of 1525 has mythological and marine decoration; water once flowed from a bronze Venus.Inside the castle
Know before you go
- Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 09:00–19:30.
What's inside
- The building has five levels, reached from below by a 122-metre spiral ramp.
- On the fourth level are the Sala del Tesoro and papal rooms with frescoes by Perino del Vaga and Giulio Romano.
- The museum’s 58 rooms present the building’s history alongside weapons, furniture and household objects.
Tips for your visit
- The fourth-level cafeteria has views over Rome.
Interesting facts5
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Hadrian’s ashes were placed here alongside those of his wife Sabina and adopted son Lucius Aelius.
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Caracalla, in 217, was the last emperor whose remains are recorded as deposited here.
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Visigoth looters scattered the burial urns and ashes during the sack of Rome in 410.
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During the siege of 537, defenders hurled the monument’s bronze and stone statues at attacking Goths.
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Giordano Bruno was imprisoned here for six years.
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History
Beyond sheltering popes, the fortress housed archives and treasury collections and served as a court.
- 134–139 ADBuilt as Hadrian’s family mausoleum and completed under Antoninus Pius.
- 5th centuryThe tomb became a military fortress and part of Rome’s city defences.
- Early 6th centuryTheodoric used it as a state prison.
- 14th–16th centuriesPopes transformed the stronghold into a castle and residence, which reached its greatest splendour under Paul III Farnese.
- 1527Clement VII sheltered here during the Sack of Rome.
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- 1870The Italian state took ownership; the site served as a military prison and barracks.
- 1901–1925Converted into a museum by 1901, it opened to the public on 13 February 1906 and became a National Museum in 1925.
Tours and audio guides
- Passetto di Borgo guided tour
- Led by archaeologists and art historians
Sources: Castel Sant'Angelo - Wikipedia · Rome/Vatican - Wikivoyage (see) · Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant’Angelo - Pantheo… · Engelsburg - Wikipedia · Château Saint-Ange - Wikipedia · Castel Sant'Angelo - Wikipedia · checked 6 Oct 2026
- Phone
- 066819111
Questions and answers
What is the address of Castel Sant’Angelo?
Lungotevere Castello 50, Rome.
What was Castel Sant’Angelo originally called?
Mole Adriana.
How is Castel Sant’Angelo connected with Tosca?
The third act of Puccini’s opera takes place here. Tosca leaps from the fortress after her lover, Mario Cavaradossi, is executed.
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