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The Colosseum in Rome will get some much-needed repairs thanks to the sponsorship of
Tod's, an Italian luxury shoe manufacturer, the BBC reports.
The restoration will cost about 25 million euros ($34 million). The iconic gladiator arena is right next to a busy road in a polluted city,
todstods shoetods shoes, and a subway line runs close by. Many stones have shifted and require bracing,
tod's soldes, and the whole things needs a good wash.
Don't expect to see a dramatic change soon,
chaussures tods hommesshop todstods gommino loafer, though. Restoration won't even begin until the end of 2011 and will take two and a half years to complete. The Colosseum will remain open the entire time,
tods online, although some parts will almost certainly have to be put off-limits on a temporary basis.
Many of Italy's monuments are in a sad state of disrepair. The problem received international attention last year when several ancient structures collapsed in Pompeii.
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