Italy unveils new hi-tech floor design for Colosseum area
published : 5 May 2021 at 08:45
The Colosseum in Rome. Photo: Reuters
The ancient Roman Colosseum is once again going to have a floor thanks to a new, hi-tech project announced by the culture ministry on Sunday.
“It is an extraordinary project,” said Culture Minister Dario Franceschini, detailing the plans to create a flexible floor to give tourists a clearer idea of how the arena would have looked when gladiators fought to the death there.
“You will be able to walk on it and go to the centre of the Colosseum, seeing it in the same way as…
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