Rome’s world-famous Colosseum was closed to the public on Wednesday for the first time since the Covid pandemic after a specialist rope worker fell to his death, Italy’s Culture Ministry said.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visitors can now walk along a 525-foot pathway through the subterranean levels of Rome's Colosseum. The area was once the ...

A worker has died after a 10-metre fall at Rome's famed Colosseum, the Italian Ministry of Culture has confirmed. The 22-year-old technician had been installing a lighting system inside the second ...

ROME — Rome's Colosseum, Italy’s most-visited monument, was closed to the public suddenly on Wednesday to mourn a worker who fell to his death overnight while helping install a new illumination ...

Note: Keep in mind that most Colosseum tours only include access to the arena floor and the upper level. If you want to visit the hypogeum (Colosseum underground), you'll want to make sure it's ...

Italy’s capital city has declared the area around its famed Colosseum a “red zone,” adding extra 24-hour security to protect its citizens as well as tourists after an influx in crime. The Colosseum, ...

Extra police and military deployed have been deployed to the Italian capital’s historic center to combat rising crime, drug dealing, and safety threats affecting tourists.

ROME, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Italy's Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli ordered the closure of the Colosseum to be extended until Thursday as a mark of respect after a worker was killed overnight in an ...