guy Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) Sounds like a a crazy story: Rome’s Colosseum to get $12M high-tech retractable floor. https://nypost.com/2020/12/23/romes-colosseum-to-get-12m-high-tech-retractable-floor/ Summary: I'm not sure the reason for a retractable floor other than to use the Colosseum as a modern concert venue. guy also known as gaius Quote After 2,000 years of ruin, Italian officials have launched an initiative to find an architect with the skill and vision to re-create the floor of the 35,000-seat arena, the first of which eroded more than a millennium ago after the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century. Italy will subsidize the project with a grant of 10 million euros (about $12 million), with requirements that the floor mimic some of the elements of the original stage, while also being rapidly retractable in the event of unfavorable weather. Proposals are due by Feb. 1, with hopes of completion by 2022 or 2023. Edited August 27, 2021 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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