The Colosseum in Rome denies experiences {that a} man was injured on the grounds of the traditional amphitheater, as extensively reported by native media shops.
The spokesperson claimed that no vacationer had tried to climb the fence, which they mentioned was manned by dozens of workers members throughout the reported time of the accident.
Hyperallergic has contacted the Italian nationwide police (Carabinieri), the San Giovanni Hospital the place the vacationer was reportedly taken, and the Guardia di Finanza for remark.
Rome has lengthy been a website of vacationer tomfoolery, however few — if any — of the incidents have been as injurious as Friday’s reported accident. Lately, Italian cultural officers have contended with anticipated surges in vacationer numbers and have thought of imposing charges and limiting entry to cultural websites together with the Trevi Fountain, town of Venice, and Pompeii. Vacationers at these websites have engaged in weird conduct, together with consuming straight from the Trevi Fountain and etching names into the Colosseum.
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