Ponte Sant’Angelo

Ponte Sant'Angelo, originally the Aelian Bridge or Pons Aelius, is a Roman bridge in , , completed in 134 AD by Roman Emperor Hadrian, to span the from the city centre to his newly constructed mausoleum, now the towering .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: bridge in Rome
  • Also known as: ponte Elio
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castel Sant’Angelo and Saint Peter’s Basilica.

Museum
Castel Sant'Angelo, also known as Mausoleum of Hadrian, is a towering rotunda in , , Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. is situated 130 metres north of Ponte Sant’Angelo.

Church
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in , an independent microstate enclaved within the city of , Italy. is situated 1 km west of Ponte Sant’Angelo.

Square
St. Peter's Square is a large plaza located directly in front of in , the papal enclave in , directly west of the neighborhood of . is situated 1 km west of Ponte Sant’Angelo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and Vatican.

is the historic medieval and renaissance center of . While the oldest section of Rome is at the , and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.

Photo: Michelangelo, Public domain.
City is the world's smallest country both by area and by population, and is the centre of Catholicism. This tiny country completely within is packed with more history and artwork than most cities in the world, and indeed many countries.

Locality
The Capitolium or , between the and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.

Ponte Sant’Angelo

Latitude
41.90189° or 41° 54′ 7″ north
Longitude
12.46643° or 12° 27′ 59″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
8FHJWF28+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 134399943
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
8410590
Wiki­data ID
Q870476
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Ponte Sant’Angelo” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Սուրբ Հրեշտակի կամուրջ
  • Basque: Sant’Angelo zubia
  • Bulgarian: Мост на свети Ангел
  • Bulgarian: Мост на светия ангел
  • Bulgarian: Мост на Светия Ангел
  • Catalan: Pons Aelius
  • Catalan: Ponte Sant’Angelo
  • Chinese: 圣天使桥
  • Chinese: 聖天使橋
  • Croatian: Anđeoski most
  • Czech: Andělský most
  • Danish: Engelsbroen
  • Danish: Ponte Sant’Angelo
  • Dutch: Engelenbrug
  • Dutch: Pons Aelius
  • Dutch: Ponte Sant’Angelo
  • Esperanto: Ponto Sankta Anĝelo
  • Estonian: Ponte Sant’Angelo
  • Estonian: Ponte Sant´Angelo
  • Estonian: Sant’Angelo sild
  • Finnish: Pons Aelius
  • Finnish: Ponte Sant’Angelo
  • French: pont Saint-Ange
  • French: Pont Saint-Ange
  • Georgian: სანტ-ანჯელოს ხიდი
  • German: Aeliusbrücke
  • German: Engelsbrücke
  • German: Pons Aelius
  • German: Ponte Sant‘ Angelo
  • German: Ponte Sant’Angelo
  • Greek: Γέφυρα του Αγίου Αγγέλου
  • Hebrew: גשר סנטאנג’לו
  • Indonesian: Jembatan Malaikat Kudus
  • Indonesian: Jembatan Sant’Angelo
  • Indonesian: Ponte Sant’Angelo
  • Italian: Pons Aelius
  • Italian: Pons Hadriani
  • Italian: Ponte di Adriano
  • Italian: Ponte di Castello
  • Italian: Ponte Elio
  • Italian: Ponte S. Angelo
  • Italian: Ponte Sant’Angelo
  • Japanese: サンタンジェロ橋
  • Korean: 산탄젤로 다리
  • Korean: 성 천사의 다리
  • Korean: 성천사 다리
  • Korean: 엘리오 다리
  • Latin: Pons Sancti Angeli
  • Luxembourgish: Ponte Sant’Angelo
  • Macedonian: Мост Сан Анџело
  • Persian: پل سانت‌آنجلو
  • Polish: Most św. Anioła
  • Polish: Pons Aelius
  • Portuguese: Ponte de Santo Ângelo
  • Portuguese: Ponte Élio
  • Portuguese: Ponte Sant’Angelo
  • Romanian: Podul Aelius din Roma
  • Romanian: Ponte Sant’Angelo
  • Russian: Мост Адриана
  • Russian: Мост св. Ангела
  • Russian: Мост Святого Ангела
  • Russian: Элиев мост
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ponte Sant’Angelo
  • Slovak: Anjelsky most
  • Slovak: Ponte Sant’Angelo
  • Slovenian: Ponte Sant’Angelo
  • Spanish: puente de Sant’Angelo
  • Spanish: Puente de Sant’Angelo
  • Spanish: puente Sant’Angelo
  • Swedish: Ponte Sant’Angelo
  • Turkish: Ponte Sant’Angelo
  • Turkish: Sant’Angelo Köprüsü
  • Ukrainian: Міст Сант-Анджело
  • Vietnamese: Cầu Thiên Thần
  • Vietnamese: Ponte Sant’Angelo

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