Mauro Scrobogna / AP
Experts check on the Rome's Colosseum after reports that bits of rock have fallen from its hulk in the last days, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. Witnesses reported seeing the fallen masonry Sunday. Italian news agency ANSA reported another bit fell Tuesday, but Colosseum director Rossella Rea denied it and blamed the false report on a "psychosis" that occurs every so often that Rome's iconic stadium is crumbling. A $33 million restoration, paid for by Diego Della Valle, founder of shoemaker Tod's, is set to begin in March.
AP reports: ROME — Italy's culture ministry said Wednesday that it is investigating reports that bits of rock have fallen from the Colosseum.
Witnesses reported seeing the fallen masonry Sunday. Italian news agency ANSA reported another bit fell Tuesday, but Colosseum director Rossella Rea denied it and blamed the false report on a "psychosis" that occurs every so often that Rome's iconic stadium is crumbling.
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