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Colosseum in Rome is leaning, may need repairs

First the Pisa , now the ancient Colosseum  of Rome is leaning to one side.Italian authorities have found the south side of the 2,000-year-old amphitheater, which hosted bloody gladiator fights during the era of the Roman Empire, is 15cm lower than on the north, The Telegraph reported.Experts from Rome’s Sapienza University and the Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering have been tasked with finding out the cause of the tilt.Professor Giorgio Monti thinks there may be a crack in the base of the monument."The concrete foundation on which the Colosseum is built is an oval-shaped 'doughnut' which is 13 meters [42 feet] thick," Professor Monti said."There could be a stress fracture inside it."According to Reuters, the Leaning Tower of Pisa was closed to tourists for more than 10 years while engineers worked to stop the structure from falling over.The 12th century structure was reopened to the public in 2001.The Colosseum, which was built by Emperor Vespasian in 72AD and attr...

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    "While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand; When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall; And when Rome falls -- the World."If the Venerable Bede (673-735), the Anglo-...

  2. Restoration of Rome's Colosseum to begin in December, take 2 ½ years

    Italian cultural officials say a €25-million ($30-million) restoration of the Colosseum being paid for by the founder of luxury shoemaker Tod's will begin in Decembe...

  3. $30 million restoration of Rome's Colosseum to begin in December, take 2 1/2 years

    Italian cultural officials on Tuesday announced that the €25 million ($30 million) restoration of the Colosseum financed by the founder of luxury leather good maker ...

  4. Tod's founder to restore Rome's Colosseum

    The founder of Tod's luxury leather goods and shoes announced Friday that he will foot the euro25 million ($34 million) to restore the Colosseum.The ancient Roman ar...

  5. Tod's founder to restore Rome's Colosseum

    The founder of Tod's luxury leather goods and footwear will foot the euro25 million ($34 million) to restore the Colosseum.Government officials have accepted Diego V...

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    Italian police have arrested 20 gladiator impersonators in an undercover sting aimed at ending a violent racket operating around Rome's most famous tourist sites.Pol...

  7. Italian police recover over 300 looted artifacts, display them at the Colosseum

    ROME (AP) — Italian police have recovered hundreds of ancient artifacts in their latest effort against looted art, and chosen a unique setting to display them: the C...

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