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New Entrance to Vatican Museums proposed:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Rome plans to solve access problems to the Vatican Museums by building a huge underground entrance mall complete with shops and restaurants .<\/p>\n

The project was unveiled Monday by Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni who said: "We’ve done the archaeological probes and the Vatican is already looking at the project" .<\/p>\n

"The idea is to cover over all the facilities you need for an innovative access route worthy of the Vatican Museums" .<\/p>\n

Veltroni said Rome and the Vatican would soon invite the world’s top architects to take part in an international competition to choose the best project .<\/p>\n

The new entrance would start in a large square next to the Vatican, Piazza del Risorgemento, Veltroni said .<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Via Vatican Watcher<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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