Angel with the Crown of Thorns

Angel with the Crown of Thorns is a work of art in Municipio Roma I, Rome, Lazio. Angel with the Crown of Thorns is situated nearby to Ponte Sant’Angelo, as well as near the church Santi Celso e Giuliano.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: statue
Also known as: “Angelo con la corona di spine”
Inscription: “In aerumna mea dum configitur spina”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ponte Sant’Angelo and Castel Sant’Angelo.

Ponte Sant’Angelo

Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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, to span the Tiber from the city centre to his newly constructed mausoleum, now the towering Castel Sant'Angelo.

Castel Sant’Angelo

Photo: TeKappa, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castel Sant'Angelo, also known as Mausoleum of Hadrian, is a towering rotunda in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. Castel Sant’Angelo is situated 140 metres north of Angel with the Crown of Thorns.

St. Peter’s Basilica

Church

Photo: Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. St. Peter’s Basilica is situated 1 km west of Angel with the Crown of Thorns.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and Vatican.

Old Rome

Photo: jimmyweee, CC BY 2.0.

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

Vatican

Photo: Michelangelo, Public domain.

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

Capitoline Hill

Locality

Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum 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.

Angel with the Crown of Thorns

Category: tourism
Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.90178° or 41° 54′ 6″ north

Longitude

12.46642° or 12° 27′ 59″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

8FHJWF28+PH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1987645828

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=statue

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In Other Languages

“Angel with the Crown of Thorns” goes by many names.

German: “Engel mit der Dornenkrone”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Piazza di Ponte Sant’Angelo and Santi Celso e Giuliano.

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