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'''Ponte Sant'Angelo''', once the '''Aelian Bridge''' or '''Pons Aelius''', meaning the ''Bridge of Hadrian'', is a Roman bridge in [[Rome]], central [[Italy]], completed in 134AD by [[Wikipedia:Roman Emperor|Roman Emperor]] [[Wikipedia:Hadrian|Hadrian]], to span the [[Tiber River|Tiber]], from the city center to his newly constructed mausoleum, now the towering [[Castel Sant'Angelo]]. | '''Ponte Sant'Angelo''', once the '''Aelian Bridge''' or '''Pons Aelius''', meaning the ''Bridge of Hadrian'', is a Roman bridge in [[Rome]], central [[Italy]], completed in 134AD by [[Wikipedia:Roman Emperor|Roman Emperor]] [[Wikipedia:Hadrian|Hadrian]], to span the [[Tiber River|Tiber]], from the city center to his newly constructed mausoleum, now the towering [[Castel Sant'Angelo]]. | ||
In | In 1450 AD, the bridge yielded due to the great crowds of the pilgrims, and many drowned in the river. In response, some houses at the head of the bridge as well as a Roman triumphal arch were pulled down in order to widen the route for pilgrims. During 16th century, the bridge was used to display the bodies of the executed people to the public. | ||
[[File:Ponte_Sant'Angelo_3.png|thumb|The citizens and Cardinals of Rome.]] | [[File:Ponte_Sant'Angelo_3.png|thumb|The citizens and Cardinals of Rome.]] | ||
[[Category:Landmarks]] | [[Category:Landmarks]] | ||
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Locations]] | [[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Rome]] | [[Category:Rome]] | ||
Revision as of 23:54, 25 April 2011

Ponte Sant'Angelo, once the Aelian Bridge or Pons Aelius, meaning the Bridge of Hadrian, is a Roman bridge in Rome, central Italy, completed in 134AD by Roman Emperor Hadrian, to span the Tiber, from the city center to his newly constructed mausoleum, now the towering Castel Sant'Angelo.
In 1450 AD, the bridge yielded due to the great crowds of the pilgrims, and many drowned in the river. In response, some houses at the head of the bridge as well as a Roman triumphal arch were pulled down in order to widen the route for pilgrims. During 16th century, the bridge was used to display the bodies of the executed people to the public.

