At least one luxury emperor was needed to enhance the building. A little less than two thousand years after its construction, the Colosseum regains its splendor. The slow rebirth of the monument began in 2013 with the spectacular restoration of the exterior north and south facades of the monument, freed from the blackish crust that covered the stone. Last Friday, Diego Della Valle, the boss of the Tod's group, accompanied by the Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini, revealed the result of a second phase of work focused on the hypogeum, the underground part of the amphitheater, located under the arena, and part of the stands. These backstage were made up of a set of corridors and rooms where the show organizers stored the material from the shows of the time.This maze of tunnels with tufa and red brick walls was also used by actors and gladiators from their residence located a few hundred meters away. It is also here that were
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