Скачать или смотреть Secret 13th century escape passage for popes reopens to public

(23 Dec 2024)
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Rome - 23 December 2024
1. Various of open air elevated corridor with St. Peter's cupola in the background
2. Tracking shot from open air corridor to covered passageway
3. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Luca Mercuri, Director of Castel Sant'Angelo:
"This extraordinary monument was conceived to connect the Vatican, and we see the Cupola of St. Peter's behind us, and Castel Sant'Angelo. It consists of two different levels: the upper level, which is essentially a patrol walkway, and the lower one which is the covered secret corridor. The visits that we are inaugurating today will include both elements. Visitors will alternate between the upper patrol walkway, and the more evocative walk through the secret corridor."
4. Small opening in the wall
5. Marble plate reading 'Al Passetto'
6. Tracking shot of enclosed passageway
7. Open air passage with St. Peter's Basilica in the distance
8. People walking on open-air walkway
9. Castel Sant'Angelo
STORYLINE:
A historic secret passage connecting the Vatican with Rome's Castel Sant’Angelo opened to the public on Monday, allowing visitors to walk along the fortified walkway that once served as an escape route for popes.

The Passetto di Borgo's origins date to the 6th century but it was not until 1277 that it was established as an escape route.

Its most famous use came during the 1527 Sack of Rome, when Pope Clement VII evaded imperial forces via the corridor, seeking refuge in the heavily fortified Castel Sant’Angelo.

The passage features two levels: an open-air walkway that panoramic views of Rome and a lower, covered level that serves as the secret escape corridor.

Tickets for tours around the passageway, which go on sale Monday, will include access to both levels, according to Castel Sant'Angelo's director, Luca Mercuri.

AP Video shot by Paolo Santalucia
Production by Maria Grazia Murru

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