Ponte Sant Angelo
Ponte Sant Angelo, Rome Overview
The Ponte Sant’Angelo or the Saint Angelo Bridge connects centro storico to the Castel Sant'Angelo, crossing the River Tiber. It’s a flat stone bridge with 5 arches lined with 10 beautiful angel sculptures designed by the talented Gian Lorenzo Bernini on the sides. It is worth a quick stop for a photo session, especially after dusk.
The bridge was named by Pope Gregory I, who envisioned the saint signalling the end of the plague. Pope Clement VII introduced a toll to cross the bridge, the proceeds of which would be used to construct the statues of St. peter and St. Paul. Later, Pope Clement IX commissioned Bernini to sculpt the figures in 1669. Bernini’s successors made the present-day statues based on his designs. The original sculptures can be seen in the church of Sant’Andrea delle Fratte.
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