Mimi’s Virtual Angels and Demons Blog Tour continues: Castle Sant’Angelo |
| Published: May 20, 2009, 5:26 pm |
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Day 6 - Castle Sant’Angelo Our virtual tour continues to follow the path of the Illuminati. We find Professor Langdon charging down narrow passageways in Castle Sant’Angelo , searching for Vittoria. The timeless structure and bridge leading to its doors have rested on the banks of the Tiber River since 139 AD. The ancient cement exterior, a round shape surrounded by high walls, is stark and imposing, hardly a castle in the traditional sense. Compared to an Italian villa or flamboyant St Peter’s Basilica, Castle Sant’Angelo looks primitive and unfinished. Originally constructed as Emperor Hadrian ’s tomb, the mausoleum’s intended function has changed almost as often as the popes. Over two millennia the site has served as a fortress, prison, papal refuge and palace, military barracks, museum and …in Angels & Demons - the Church of Illumination and secret lair of the evil Hassassin. When the plague struck Rome in 590 AD, Pope Gregory [ Full article ] |
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