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. To be sure ...

ROME – The Colosseum has emerged more imposing than ever after its most extensive restoration, a multimillion-euro cleaning to remove a dreary, undignified patina of soot and grime from the ancient ...

In a famous prophesy a medieval monk known as Venerable Bede wrote that "Rome will exist as long as the Colosseum does; when the Colosseum falls so will Rome; when Rome falls so will the world.” While ...

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The world famous Colosseum in Rome, Italy, stands covered by scaffolding as it awaits the start of restoration work. Diego Della Valle, owner of Tod’s, has offered to fund the restoration of the ...

The Italian government is looking for private sponsors to help it restore one of Rome's ancient landmarks — the Colosseum. Ads will start appearing in major newspapers next week in a six-week appeal ...

Rome, Jul 1 (EFE).Rome, Jul 1 (EFE). — Italy celebrated on Friday the completion of the first stage of the restoration of Rome’s Colosseum, representing three years’ work covering 13,300 square meters ...

Colosseum Director refutes claim, says restoration project is hiring architectural restorers, "not just workmen." Monument in need of funds and protection measures including cessation of car traffic ...

The famed Colosseum in Rome fell into neglect hundreds of years ago, making visitors today strain to imagine how it looked in all its glory back in ancient times. Now the huge stone amphitheater, one ...

Lorenzo Ornaghi, Italy's culture minister, unveiled the timetable for the controversial restoration, flanked by Gianni Alemanno, the mayor of Rome, and Diego Della Valle, the billionaire businessman ...

ROME (AP) – The Colosseum has emerged more imposing than ever after its most extensive restoration, a multimillion-euro cleaning to remove a dreary, undignified patina of soot and grime from the ...