Passetto di Borgo

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"The Passetto di Borgo, or simply Passetto, is an elevated passage that links the Vatican City with the Castel Sant´Angelo. It is an approximately 800 metres (2,600 ft) long corridor, located in the rione of Borgo. It was erected in 1277 by Pope Nicholas III, but parts of the wall were built by Totila during the Gothic War.

On at least two occasions it served as an escape route for Popes in danger.Pope Alexander VI crossed it in 1494, when Charles VIII invaded the city and the pope´s life was in peril.Clement VII escaped to safety through this passage during the Sack of Rome in 1527, when troops of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, massacred almost the entire Swiss Guard on the steps of St Peter´s Basilica." - (en.wikipedia.org 23.09.2020)
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  • Ansicht des Castel Sant’Angelo [Mausoleo di Adriano] mit dem Passetto di Borgo von Norden

    Ansicht des Castel Sant’Angelo [Mausoleo di Adriano] mit dem Passetto di Borgo von Norden

    Im Hof des Castel Sant’Angelo...

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    Image: Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg - CC BY-NC-SA

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