We don’t know the exact date the restoration will begin but according to the Italian Culture Minster Sandro Biondi it should be finished by 2013! The Italian government is now looking for private sponsors to help it restore one of Rome’s most important and best loved landmarks; a restoration which will cost an estimated 25 million euros.
Sponsors would be allowed to advertise their contributions in a way “compatible with the value and decorum of the Colosseum.
Among the first sponsors willing to shell out a few millions, Tod’s founder, Diego della Valle.
By the way you will be glad to know that the site will remain open to visitors while restoration work is completed.