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Hadrian's Mausoleum

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Hadrian's Mausoleum or Hadrian's Mole: see Castel Sant' Angelo Castel Sant' Angelo , Hadrian's Mausoleum, or Hadrian's Mole, massive round construction on the right bank of the Tiber in Rome. Originally built (A.D.
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Towering above is a great stone cylinder - like that of Hadrian's mausoleum - with a tall columned portico and vast, ancient bronze doors.
Its upper parts are clearly derived from Stockholm City Library, with the tower, like Asplund's, originating from Ledoux's Barriere de La Villette that has echoes of the Castel St Angelo, which was of course Hadrian's Mausoleum, itself based on prehistoric archetypes.
 
 
 
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