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 ROME (AP) - The dungeon beneath the papal fortress of Castel Sant'Angelo, where popes of old locked up criminals and enemies, will temporarily reopen to the public on Friday after a 10-year closure for restoration work.
Through August 26, visitors can take nighttime guided tours of the prison built in the fort's cellars by Pope Alexander VI in 1503, stepping through darkened cells and an infamous courtroom where death sentences were handed down.
Organizers said the brief reopening of the restored prison is part of a summer festival of concerts and cultural events that takes place in Castel Sant'Angelo — a 2nd century monumental tomb built for the Roman emperor Hadrian later used as a fortress by the popes.
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