Rome installs elevated walkway in front of Trevi Fountain
Trevi Fountain walkway to remain in place for duration of works.
Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri on Saturday inaugurated an elevated walkway across the front of the Trevi Fountain as the Baroque monument undergoes maintenance work.
Crowds of tourists queued up to cross the temporary structure, in place for the duration of the works which are scheduled to finish by the end of this year in time for the Vatican’s Jubilee 2025.
Gualtieri described the view from the steel bridge as “truly spectacular”, with city authorities boasting that the raised walkway will offer visitors an “unprecedented view” of the monument.
The walkway will be accessible every day from 09.00 to 21.00, with last entry at 20.30. On Mondays and Fridays, the opening will be delayed until 11.00 to allow for the collection of coins.
Up to 130 people at a time will be able to stand for a few minutes on the walkway which will remain set up until restoration work is completed in December, Corriere della Sera reports.
The fountain is currently drained, with many tourists arriving at the landmark in recent weeks expressing their disappointment at finding it behind perspex barriers.
Recent photographs and videos of the fountain, shared by Wanted in Rome on social media, have largely been met with indignation, from both Italians and foreigners.
Local traders have also voiced their opposition to the walkway, over fears that it will damage the fountain’s travertine basin, however the city’s superintendency has assured that the structure poses no danger to the monument.
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