Another bit falls off Colosseum Second fragment of rock in three days

[Krystal Coenen]

Another bit falls off Colosseum
Second fragment of rock in three days




(ANSA) - Rome, December 27 - The Colosseum lost another bit of masonry Tuesday following a fragment of wall that fell off on Christmas Day, fire services said.

"Another small piece of tufa (stone) fell from an arch facing the Arch of Constantine," they said.

"No one was hurt, though tourists were a bit surprised".

The Christmas Day incident, which sparked headlines like Colosseum Falling on Tourists, spurred calls to bring forward a planned restoration of the iconic monument.

Work is currently scheduled to start in March on a two-year revamp funded by footwear magnate Diego Della Valle.

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DIRECTOR OF COLOSSEUM DENIES COLLAPSE

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17:19 27 DIC 2011

(AGI) Rome - The director of the Colosseum, Rossella Rea, has denied reports that part of an archway had fallen. As far as the collapse on Christmas Day is concerned, Rea said, "That was a minor event with a piece of topus that fell because of birds and it was a normal event." . .

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