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Thanks in no small part to the considerable patronage of the Tod’s Group, Rome’s iconic Colosseum is seeing first hand the benefits of a little bit of work – not unlike Taylor Swift, who recently visited the erstwhile gladiatorial arena on the last leg of her new boyfriend publicity tour.
Five years after CEO Diego Della Valle announced that Tod’s would be bankrolling the $37 million project in agreement with Rome’s archeological heritage department and two years after scaffolding was erected, the first phase of restoration has been completed on the northern and southern facades of the ancient amphitheater.
The efforts will now continue on the Colosseum’s passageways and subterranean vaults, and will no doubt uncover more historically significant artefacts like the ones discovered thus far, including a 60cm high low relief of a gladiator dating back to the building’s construction in the Flavian age (circa 70 – 80 A.D.) and 14th century reliefs depicting Christ on an alter.
Below, take a look at the first stages and fast facts of this mammoth undertaking to restore the historic site to something resembling its glory days, sans savage lion feeding sessions.
Credit: Courtesy of Tod’s
Credit: Courtesy of Tod’s
Credit: Courtesy of Tod’s
Credit: Courtesy of Tod’s
Credit: Courtesy of Tod’s
Credit: Courtesy of Tod’s
Credit: Courtesy of Tod’s
Credit: Courtesy of Tod’s
Credit: Courtesy of Tod’s
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