Rome is known for many famous things, and Colosseum is one of them. And finally, after an expansive restoration, the 2000-year-old structure reopens for the first time. Here’s everything you must know about it.
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The Restoration Project began In 2013
The restoration project that took several years involved more than 80 people, including archaeologists, restorers, architects, engineers, surveyors and construction workers, who renovated the 15,000-square-metre space and established a new 160 metre walkway that opens the hypogea up to visitors for the first time.
The construction was on till 781 days and more than 55,000 hours of work when behind it. The monument was equipped with a series of technological devices that moved men, animals and stage equipment up to the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see where the elevators were housed in the corridors of the hypogea.
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The Construction For The Colosseum Was On For 781 Days
Well, while the one part of the monument is all ready, next on the agenda is the restoration of the galleries of the Colosseum’s second order, and once that’s done, the monument’s visitor centre will be relocated and ready to welcome the visitors. And to ensure that the monument shines bright, the Italian government has also decided to provide the ancient landmark with new hi-tech flooring, which is expected to be in place by 2023.
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No tour to Rome is complete without a visit to Colosseum. In fact, as per the reports, the Colosseum welcomed 7.6 million visitors in 2019. And now once, it will be all ready, we are sure with will attract visitors from around the world.