The ancient Colosseum in Rome
is slanting about 40cm lower on the south side than on the north, and
authorities are investigating whether it needs urgent repairs.
Experts
first noticed the incline about a year ago and have been monitoring it
for the past few months, Rossella Rea, director at the 2,000-year-old
monument, said in the Italian daily Corriere della Sera.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa, another of Italy's
most popular attractions, was reopened in 2001 after being shut for
more than a decade as engineers worked to prevent it from falling over
and to make it safe for visitors.
Rea has asked La Sapienza
University and the environmental geology institute IGAG to study the
problem and report back in a year.
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