Welcome to 2015's A–Z Challenge. This year I'm taking you on a tour of one of my favourite cities!

Friday, 3 April 2015

C – Colosseum

The Colosseum
Rome's Colosseum is synonymous with the city and it has to be one of the most visited locations.

But these buildings require immense care and 2014 brought to an end a restoration project that cost an estimated £21m.

Although it remained open for the duration, there was inevitably some disruption – especially for the photographers. Two thousand years of pollution had blackened the stonework – and damage caused by the vibration of the nearby metro also required attention. As necessary as all this work is, it is bitterly disappointing for visitors.
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  1. Unknown3 April 2015 at 03:01

    Of COURSE C would be Colosseum. Should have seen that coming :P

    Michael D'Agostino, A-Z Challenge participant :)

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  2. LovetakesTyne3 April 2015 at 06:15

    Wow! Dream of setting foot in Italy soon. And the Colosseum is one of the places I'd definitely visit. Good luck in the A-Z Challenge.

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  3. aparna adhikari3 April 2015 at 08:26

    Thank you I learnt about an architecture of Rome today...keep writing these facts will add to my knowledge.
    http://aparnaadhikari.blogspot.in/2015/04/cheerful.html

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  4. liz young3 April 2015 at 13:03

    It is a spectacular ruin and it's great that they'rve got round to preserving it. I love ruins but I always wonder a) when we began to consider preserving what's left and b) what the original buildiers would think if they came back now.

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    1. Helen Baggott 3 April 2015 at 17:14

      I think they'd be amazed that we struggle to build such efficient buildings, even with the aid of modern inventions.

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  5. Anonymous3 April 2015 at 17:12

    Even with all the tourists, it still has an amazing feeling doesn't it?

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    1. Helen Baggott 3 April 2015 at 17:13

      A very quiet place, in conflict with its past.

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  6. Patsy3 April 2015 at 17:20

    There's something about picking up a camera which attracts scaffolding and hazard tape, I think - or maybe we just notice it more when we're trying to take a photo?

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  7. Helen Baggott 3 April 2015 at 17:25

    You'd have noticed it without the aid of a camera, Patsy. The Trevi Fountain is in the process of being restored and it would be a very generous tourist who wasn't disappointed by the drained fountain.

    http://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/italia/lazio/roma/fontana-di-trevi.html

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  8. A Tarkabarka Hölgy3 April 2015 at 21:56

    I can't wait to go again and see what it looks like now :)

    @TarkabarkaHolgy from
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