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'''Ponte Sant'Angelo''' (English: '''Hadrian's Bridge''') connects the [[Vaticano district]] to the [[Centro district]] across the [[Tiber River]] in [[Rome]].<ref name="brotherhood"/> | '''Ponte Sant'Angelo''' (English: '''Hadrian's Bridge''') connects the [[Vaticano district]] to the [[Centro district]] across the [[Tiber River]] in [[Rome]].<ref name="brotherhood"/> | ||
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This bridge was built to cross the Tevere from the city centre to Hadrian's freshly completed mausoleum which later became the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]]. In 1450, its balustrades buckled due a surging mob of pilgrims making their way to the [[Basilica di San Pietro|Basilica San Pietro]], leading to a mass drowning. Later, in the 16th century, the structure was used to display the bodies of executed men to the public.<ref name="ac2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 00:43, 6 January 2012
Ponte Sant'Angelo (English: Hadrian's Bridge) connects the Vaticano district to the Centro district across the Tiber River in Rome.[1]
History
This bridge was built to cross the Tevere from the city centre to Hadrian's freshly completed mausoleum which later became the Castel Sant'Angelo. In 1450, its balustrades buckled due a surging mob of pilgrims making their way to the Basilica San Pietro, leading to a mass drowning. Later, in the 16th century, the structure was used to display the bodies of executed men to the public.[2][1]
Trivia
- The Ponte Sant'Angelo is one of the few landmarks to appear in both Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
- The bridge is a restricted area in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, except for certain missions.
- The bridge is not a restricted area during the memory The Ezio Auditore Affair.
- The bridge was formerly known as Pons Aelius or Ponte Aelius.
References
Gallery
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The Ponte Sant'Angelo. -
A crowd on the Ponte Sant'Angelo. -
The Ponte Sant'Angelo and Castel Sant'Angelo.
