Happy Easter to my Christian Brothers & Sisters!

I stumbled across this stunning Roman bridge upon which stand 10 beautiful angels.

The Ponte Sant’Angelo is an ancient Roman bridge made up of five stone arches with five main spans of around 18 meters each, all supported by seven-meter-high piers. Built by Roman Emperor Hadrian, the bridge was originally called Aelian Bridge or Pons Aelius.

Pope Clement VII erected a toll on Ponte Sant’Angelo in the 16th century and used the proceeds to erect statues of St. Peter and St. Paul. The bridge was embellished in 1688 with ten angel statues, five on either side of the bridge, all sculpted by Lorenzo Bernini. Each angel carries an emblem of Jesus’ death and suffering.

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