Parco Adriano, Municipal park near Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, Italy
Parco Adriano is a park on the northern bank of the Tiber in Rome's Borgo district, just east of the Vatican, and it contains the Castel Sant'Angelo. It has a playground for children and areas where picnics are allowed.
The site became a park in 1911 during Rome's Universal Exhibition. Architect Attilio Spaccarelli redesigned the layout in 1934, creating the arrangement that visitors see today.
The park takes its name from Hadrian's Mausoleum, the second-century tomb of Emperor Hadrian that stands inside it as Castel Sant'Angelo. The site lies in the Borgo district on the Tiber's northern bank, beside the Vatican. Families use it for its children's playground and for picnics, which are allowed on the grounds.
The park lies on the northern bank of the Tiber just east of the Vatican, with Castel Sant'Angelo inside its grounds. It has a playground for children and lawns where picnics are allowed, making it a stop for families after visiting churches and museums.
The park holds Castel Sant'Angelo, the mausoleum begun for Emperor Hadrian around AD 123–139, later turned into a papal fortress linked to the Vatican by the Passetto di Borgo. The park itself lies in the Borgo district on the northern bank of the Tiber, just east of the Vatican.
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