Ponte Sant'Angelo

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Hadrian built the Ponte Sant'Angelo across the Tiber in AD 136 to provide an approach to his mausoleum, but it was Bernini who managed to bring it to life. In the 17th century he and his pupils sculpted the figures of angels that now line this pedestrian-only bridge. The three central arches of the bridge are part of the original structure; the end arches were restored and enlarged in 1892-94 during the construction of the Lungotevere embankments.