Ein Millionär rettet das Kolosseum

EPAepa02277823 (FILE) A file picture dated 18 April 2004 shows the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. The Italian government announced on 04 August 2010 to be looking to raise around 25 million euros from private sponsors to help pay for the restoration of the Col

REUTERSAn overview from the third tier of Romes ancient Colosseum October 14, 2010. Previously, the third tier terrace and dungeons of the 80 A.D. Roman amphitheatre have never been opened for public viewing. But recent restoration work, coupled with the

REUTERSLuxury shoemaker Tods chief executive Diego Della Valle poses during a news conference at the Colosseum in Rome June 22, 2011. Della Valle will fund the restoration of Romes Colosseum with a 25 million euro ($34 million) sponsorship campaign, the b

EPAepa03057463 The billionaire owner of Italian luxury shoe company Tods, Diego Della Valle, during a press conference in Rome, Italy, 12 January 2012. The businessman has announced his intention to withdraw from a deal to pay for the 25 million euro rest

dapdTourists visit the Colosseum in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. Starting next week, the Colosseum will open two new areas to tourists, the upper tier and the underground, where gladiators once prepared for fights and lions and tigers were caged. Cultur

dapdTechnicians drop stones from the top of Romes ancient Colosseum to evaluate possible risks to visitors, Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Colosseum director Rossella Rea said the test are being done to evaluate the eventual need of new safety measures in case

REUTERSA man dressed as Roman Centurions walks past a banner unfurled by members of environmental activist group Greenpeace from Romes ancient Colosseum June 10, 2011. Italians will be asked in referendums on June 12 and 13, among other things, if they wa

dapdTourists take pictures in front of Romes Colosseum, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Italian cultural officials say a euro 25 million (30 million dollar) restoration of the Colosseum being paid for by founder of luxury shoemaker Tods Diego Della Valle, will b

epa000431541 A tourist films a part of Pompeis archaeological site, near Naples, in the southern Italian region of Campania on Wednesday, 11 May 2005. From 27 May 2005 an hot-air balloon will carry tourists to observe the archaeological site from 150 metr