• The "House of Lovers" in Pompeii reopens after 40 years
  • Wind sweeps the South, damage to Pompeii. The woman injured in Lauria is in serious condition
  • Pompeii, English tourist blocked with 3 mosaic tiles from the Domus dell'Ancora in his backpack
  • Bonisoli: "Ferris wheel in Pompeii? It is not mentioned"
  • The end of Pompeii? In October, not in August. This is revealed by the writing of a maid worker

Share

March 05, 2020 I collapse this afternoon at the Pompeii Archaeological Park, on the southern front of the ancient city. Along the viale delle ginestre there has been a detachment of a portion of the face of an external wall, east of the Terme del Sarno building, in an area not accessible to the public. It is a reconstruction material dating back to the time of the excavation of that area and part of the underlying filling in stones and pulverized mortar.

The note of the Park
"The whole area of ​​the southern front, which goes from the temple of Venus to the Triangular Forum, has long been the subject of attention due to the numerous structural and static critical issues it has presented, since ancient times, hosting houses overhanging the rocky ridge, articulated on several levels and incorporating part of the city walls. Due to these complex problems, requiring planning times not compatible with the Great Pompeii Project, interventions on the southern front were not included in the safety projects that affected other areas of the ancient city, but were the subject of a specific project financed with Cipe funds for 32 million euros ".

The interventions
By the month of July, the executive project to secure the entire southern external area of ​​the ancient city, currently in the verification phase, will be subject to contract work. The intervention that will continue over the next two years, will lead to the reopening of the beautiful houses and buildings overlooking the gulf, starting from the Terme del Sarno.

Park officials, who intervened on the spot this afternoon, are carrying out further checks and interventions of shoring and protection of the area to avoid loss of ancient matter.