One Statues Angels On Bernini S Bridge Of Angels In Rome Estatuas The bridge of angels rome: description. ponte sant’angelo, originally known as pons aelius (helios bridge) and pons hadriani (hadrian’s bridge) is one of the oldest and most famous bridges in rome. situated between the districts of ponte and borgo, it was built around 134 ad by order of emperor publius aelius hadrian (from whom it takes its. 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.
Todayтащюааsюаб Art The юааangelsюаб Of Castel Santтащ Angelo And The юааbridgeюаб Ponte The holy angel bridge (ponte sant’angelo) is a pedestrian bridge that was originally named after the emperor aelius hadrian who built it between 130 and 136 a.d. although there are varying views on when it was exactly finished, to connect the city with the entrance to the mausoleum of hadrian in the castle st. angelo on one side of the bridge. History. sant’angelo bridge is one of the finest surviving in rome nowadays. it was built by the emperor hadrian (reigned 117 138 a.d.) to connect the campus martius with castel sant’angelo (or the mausoleum of hadrian). at the time, the bridge was known as the “aelian bridge” or “bridge of hadrian.”. the construction was completed. The ten angels of the ponte sant’angelo bridge were carved by bernini and his pupils, they are arranged in couples and bear inscriptions from the old testament on their base. the first couple symbolizes the flogging suffered by jesus with one angel holding the scourge the christ was flogged with and one the pillar where he was tied. Angel with the superscription is a statue by italian artist gian lorenzo bernini. originally commissioned by pope clement ix for the ponte sant'angelo project, the statue was replaced with a copy and the original was moved to sant'andrea delle fratte in rome, italy. the statue was started in 1667 and completed in 1669. [ 1] so called.
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