Mausoleum of Hadrian / Castel Sant'Angelo #3

Angel by Raffaello da Montelupo (1504–1566)

According to the Wiki, Raffaello da Montelupo was a sculptor and architect of the Italian Renaissance, and an apprentice of Michelangelo.

There are many angel statues in and around the Castel Sant'Angelo.

Mausoleum of Hadrian / Castel Sant'Angelo #2

 The view from Castel Sant'Angelo towards Vatican City.

Castel Sant'Angelo or Castle of the Holy Angel is a towering cylindrical building in Rome, Italy.

According to the Wiki, it was initially used by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a tomb for himself and his family.

The building was later used by the popes as a fortress and castle, and is now a museum.

Mausoleum of Hadrian / Castel Sant'Angelo #1

The day when we visited the castle was a special day; most of Roman museums and monuments for tourists were admission free.
So, there was a very long waiting queue for the entrance of Castel Sant'Angelo.

We waited at least one hour, or maybe more than one, before entering Mausoleum of Hadrian.

We killed time by talking with a girl who was waited in front of us among the waiting queue.

She was a Swiss, single, working for a company which dealt medical optics,  her parents bought her a canon EOS digital camera, and so on and on.

Talking with other tourists became one of good travel memories as well as visiting historical monuments.