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The restoration is the first full cleaning and repair in the Colosseum's history. [43] The first stage is to clean and restore the Colosseum's arcaded façade and replace the metal enclosures that block the ground-level arches.
Rome's Colosseum was visibly cleaner on Friday as Italy showed off the latest phase of restoration of one of its most famous landmarks.
The Colosseum (4 million tourists) and the Vatican Museums (4.2 million tourists) are the 39th and 37th (respectively) most visited places in the world, according to a 2009 study. [103] Many of the ancient monuments of Rome were restored by the Italian state and by the Vatican for the 2000 Jubilee.
Though in ruins, the Flavian Amphitheatre, now known as the Colosseum, still stands today. The inaugural games were held, on the orders of the Roman Emperor Titus, to celebrate the completion in AD 80 (81 according to some sources) [1] of the Colosseum, then known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium).
ROME — “At the Colosseum, the wisest choice is to avoid speaking too much – the competition is 100 to zero,” said Diego Della Valle, chairman and chief executive officer of the Tod’s Group.
A new discovery at the Colosseum in Rome proves ancient Romans had a modern approach to stadium seating. According to Discovery News, ongoing restoration in the 2,000-year-old monument has ...
He made efforts to revive Rome's "golden age", adding the name of one of his most admired predecessors, Trajan, to his own, revived the ancient office of censor and restored the Colosseum. [1] Restoration of traditional Roman piety was another of his aims, and after performing the annual sacrifice to Jupiter on January 3, 250, he issued an ...
The Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, also known as the Palazzo della Civiltà del Lavoro, or in everyday speech as the Colosseo Quadrato ("Square Colosseum"), is a building in the EUR district in Rome. [1]: 199 It was designed in 1938 by three Italian architects: Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto La Padula, and Mario Romano. [2]