Monday, June 17, 2019

Day 48 - Arch Angel

This is the statue on the very top of Castel Sant'Angelo that reminds us of the legend that gave the fort its name (I wrote about it a few days ago, find the story here). Interestingly there have been several versions of the statue throughout the ages. This one, made out of bronze, is from the 1700s. The one before it was made out of marble and there were other versions before that one. At one time it was wooden! I can't imagine that version lasting very long though. In fact the statue has been replaces at least six times since the time of the fort's construction. I wonder how much they resembled each other...

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2 comments:

  1. MsgtBobJune 17, 2019 at 5:45 PM

    If the original one had been made with the same kind of brick used in the original structure, maybe it would still be there (ha)? ;-)

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    1. MrsHjortJune 17, 2019 at 6:05 PM

      Haha, true! We need to find a DeLorean, go back in time and tell them ;)

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