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Sant'Angelo bridge, dusk, Rome, Italy
Sant'Angelo bridge, dusk, Rome, Italy

Ponte Sant'Angelo, originally the Aelian Bridge or Pons Aelius, is a Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, completed in 134 AD by Roman Emperor Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus), to span the Tiber from the city centre to his newly constructed mausoleum, now the towering Castel Sant'Angelo. The bridge is faced with travertine marble and spans the Tiber with five arches, three of which are Roman; it was approached by means of a ramp from the river. The bridge is now solely pedestrian and provides a scenic view of Castel Sant'Angelo. It links the rioni of Ponte (which was named after the bridge itself), and Borgo, to which the bridge administratively belongs.

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Ponte Sant'Angelo
Ponte Sant'Angelo, Rome Municipio Roma I

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Ponte Sant'Angelo
00193 Rome, Municipio Roma I
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Sant'Angelo bridge, dusk, Rome, Italy
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