Pompeii ruins damaged by recent rains, flooding ...

[eppur_se_muova]

Italy PM calls on businesses to fund Pompeii repairs

Italy's new Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, has called on business people to fund repairs to the ancient city of Pompeii, a Unesco World Heritage site.

Mr Renzi made the plea after heavy rainfall caused flooding there, damaging walls and buildings.

The site, where volcanic ash smothered a Roman city in AD79, has suffered slow degradation for many years.

On Tuesday, Italy's culture minister said he would unblock 2m euros ($2.8m) "to get the machine working".

Priority will also be given to work to reduce the risk of flooding in unexcavated areas.
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more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26457322




(Yes, I realize that damaging something called a "ruin" sounds oxymoronic ...)

[Historic NY]

1. I'm really amazed with all the old Italian stone masons...

they imported here that some weren't consulted there and put to work long ago. Seems like from some of the reports I read they were just propping it up. Its a ruin, cement can keep it together...

I hope they at least photograped it previously. I've worked with a few over the years and most have more insight on the old construction than the intelligensia learn in books.