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Papal dungeons to reopen

Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2007/07/19 - 21:48. Architecture and Construction | Christianity | Italian | Legal History
The Vatican has announced that the papal dungeons in the Castel Sant'Angelo will re-open after ten years of restoration. The dungeons were used to house criminals during the period of the Papal States.

Tours will be available of the dungeons, which inspired writers such as Dumas.

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