(23 Dec 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rome, Italy – 22 December 2024
1. Wide of the Trevi Fountain with people cheering in the background for the re-opening
2. Mid of the statues of the Trevi Fountain
3. Close of a phone picture of the fountain as someone takes photo
4. Tourists taking pictures in front of the fountain
5. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Claudio Parisi Presicce, Rome’s superintendent for the cultural heritage:
“We experimented a pathway through a catwalk to understand if it was possible to re-establish a direct contact with the monument, a closer view that will allow the visitor to fully appreciate the whole story told by this monstrous, late-Baroque and proto-Neoclassical monument. So based on that experience, we decided to regulate the flow of visitors, granting access to the base of the fountain, covering the entire perimeter of the basin, to 400 people at a time. This way visitors will have ample opportunity to observe it and understand the values it embodies.”
6. Various of people entering through access controlled by staff and walking to the base of the fountain
7. Close of a couple kissing while taking a selfie in front of the fountain
8. People taking pictures at the fountain
9. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Anna Maria Cerioni, in charge of the restoration works at the Rome’s superintendency for cultural heritage:
“The works started September 30th this year and lasted less than three months. In three months we accomplished the objective we had established, that is to conduct maintenance works to the part of the frontal part, the steps. We have redone the waterproofing, as you can see the color is different from before the works, we fixed and cleaned the pool-side that as you can see returned to the look it had after the renovation works. We fixed the stairs and the brick curtain, all the elevated parts around the fountain, we also removed the biological patinas, all the green that was there and all the dirty black edges in all the parts of the fountain.”
10. Wide of the Trevi Fountain
11. Close of the coins at the bottom of the fountain
12. Mid of the statues of the fountain
13. People taking pictures and looking at the fountain
14. Close of flowers engraved on the fountain
15. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Raffaele Rivelli, tourist:
“The renovation is noticeable and we sincerely thought we would still find that catwalk and the scaffolding, instead I think the works were quick and effective.”
SOUNDBITE (Italian) Jacques Pia, visitor:
“Yes, also (congratulations to) the organization with the people working at the Trevi Fountain (they did a great job). Today it is raining so there will be less people, but it is organized well, the white (of the statues) is great, it’s clear, the renovation is beautiful and well-done, so we are very happy.”
16. Various of people in front of the fountain
17. Close of the statue of Oceanus
18. Wide of the Trevi Fountain with people passing by and taking pictures
STORYLINE:
After undergoing months of maintenance, the iconic Trevi Fountain, one of Rome’s most celebrated landmarks, reopened to the public on Sunday, just in time for the upcoming Jubilee Year, which is expected to draw millions of visitors to the Eternal City.
Tourists can once again toss coins over their shoulders into the Baroque masterpiece, a tradition temporarily halted during the overhaul works.
According to Roman lore, throwing a coin into the fountain guarantees a return trip to Rome.
The 327,000 euro ($341,000) project, which lasted approximately three months, also included waterproofing the fountain’s basin.
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