The Colosseum has emerged more imposing than ever after a multimillion-euro cleaning operation. The restoration work saw a patina of soot and grime removed from the ancient arena, which has been affected by pollution in traffic-clogged Rome for decades. Footing the bill is shoe and luxury goods maker Tod's, after company founder Diego Della Valle responded to a government call to the private sector to help Italy care for its immense art and archaeological treasures. Buoyed by the brighter look of the Colosseum, Italy's culture minister Dario Franceschini announced on Friday that €18 million have been found to replace, by the end of 2018, the arena's long-vanished floor with one that could support modern-day entertainment - although monument-rocking concerts have been ruled out. The stage would be used for "cultural events of the highest level", Mr Franceschini said. The first stage of the restoration consisted of gently removing the effect of pollution on the exterior of the monument - which dates from the first century - with water misters and brushes wielded by hand. The monument stayed open to tourists during the nearly three-year-long restoration of the outside, with...
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