(ANSA) - Rome, April 17 - Culture Minister Dario
Franceschini said Friday that the idea he previously mooted of
putting the floor back in the Colosseum, so visitors can walk
around the middle like gladiators once did, is going to be put
into practice. "Rebuilding the arena of the Colosseum, taking it
back to the way it was until the 19th century, is the best way
to protect the monument," Franceschini said of the
2,000-year-old structure.
Colosseum will get floor back - govt
Bets way to protect 2,000-year-old monument, says minister