From October 19 the most famous and largest Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, has opened to the public the areas of the terzo livello and the ipogeo, so far closed for a long restoration.
Of the most visited tourist site in Italy, you will then see the ipogeo, underground where they awaited the death gladiators and beasts, and the terzo livello, an area 33 meters from where it is possible to admire a beautiful view interior of the Colosseum.
The two spaces will be visited in groups of 25 persons led by archaeologists and for the access will be needed the reservation.
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On 23 September, after a major renovation work, was inaugurated by the President of Egypt Hosni Mubarakil the Egyptian Museum in Rome.
Managed directly by the Cairo, it collects pieces from major institutions national museum.
Located at the Academy of the Arts of Egypt, in Villa Borghese, the structure puts in shows 120 pieces of art Pharaonic, Islamic and Coptic Egyptians from the major museums.
Among the most important are:
- The magnificent statue of Chephren eighth dynasty,
- The box which is part of the treasure of Tutankhamun,
- The gigantic head of Akhenaton, the pharaoh who chose another god and another capital,
- Depictions of deities,
- Roman statues of youths,
- A copy of the Koran more recent.
The Academy also houses a collection of modern and contemporary Egyptian art including a painting of Hosni himself, who continues his work as a painter with exhibitions around the world and the collection of belonged to King Farouk.
Besides the museum, the building includes laboratories, a movie theater, an electronic library consisting of over 10 thousand books on the history and culture of Egypt, several conference rooms and a restaurant.
The space will be open to the public in October.
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