Why Can’t a Metro Be Built in Rome?

Rome, with a population of 3 million, in terms of metro map with other major cities in Europe is comparable.

Well, the metro map of Rome Why is it so inadequate?

Rome’s emergence on the stage of history dates back to B.C. It dates back to 713.

Since then, the city including plunder and looting He survived many troubles. In ancient times, after defeats, rather than clearing the rubble and rebuilding, the Romans built on what was already there. They chose to establish a new city.

As a result, modern Rome A city built on thousands of years of historical layers appeared as. While it is possible to find Ancient Roman roads in some places; In other places, hundreds of meters deep, Pleistocene epoch It is possible to come across remains of

It becomes inevitable to come across historical artifacts during metro construction.

The foundation of the first metro line was laid in 1937, but II. World War II disrupted subway construction. Line B finally entered service in 1955, and line A opened in 1980.

However, the protection of the works was not a matter of much attention during construction. So much so that during the construction of line B Workers even stumbled upon the foundations of the Colosseum.

During the construction of line C, how to deal with historical artifacts There were stricter laws. So, there would no longer be only engineers involved, archaeologists were also needed.

The construction process was quite laborious, requiring archaeologists to carefully record each find.

While some finds are protected due to their importance Some were destroyed. However, protected works are included in the design of metro stations, allowing passengers to discover the history of Rome. Becoming an “archaeostation” was brought.

If you ever visit Rome, you will find out what lies beneath your every step and your metro journey. thousands of years of history You may notice!

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