Vacationers flock of their tens of 1000’s each day to go to the world-famous 18th-century Trevi Fountain, one in all Rome’s most visited spots.

Commissioned by Pope Clement XII in 1730 and constructed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi on the facade of the Poli Palace, the fountain has been closed for 3 months as a part of a £271,000 restoration challenge.

On a mean day, between 10,000 and 12,000 vacationers used to go to the Trevi Fountain, however a brand new queuing system has been put in to stop massive crowds from massing close to the landmark. Now, solely 400 guests can be allowed at a time.

The restrict will “permit everybody to raised benefit from the fountain, with out crowds or confusion,” mentioned Rome’s Mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, on Sunday (December 22).

Gualtieri additionally mentioned metropolis authorities have been contemplating charging a modest entry value to finance the fountain’s repairs. In accordance with ABC Information, guests should guide on-line and pay two euros (£1.66) to enter and think about the fountain for half-hour.

Sunday’s re-opening was attended by a number of hundred vacationers, lots of whom adopted the mayor by throwing a coin into the fountain.

The three-month cleansing challenge concerned eradicating mould and calcium build-up.

The fountain and different key metropolis websites have been cleaned forward of the Roman Catholic Church’s jubilee, which begins on Christmas Eve.

The town is anticipating 33 million folks to attend the opening of the Jubilee Holy 12 months, which the Church organises roughly each 25 years.

Its poor structural situation was uncovered in 2012 when bits of its elaborate cornice started falling off after an particularly harsh winter. The next 12 months, it required a multi-million euro renovation.

Frank Sinatra‘s Three Cash within the Fountain made the custom of throwing cash into the fountain well-known within the 1954 romantic comedy of the identical identify.

Making a want and tossing a coin into the water is such a practice that the town authorities used to gather round 10,000 euros (£8,300) every week.

The cash was donated to a charity that gives meals for the poor.

In accordance with legend, the water supply was found in 19 BC by thirsty Roman troopers directed to the positioning by a younger virgin – therefore its identify, Virgin Waters.

Throughout the renovation work, guests weren’t capable of toss their conventional cash right into a makeshift pool, which didn’t go down nicely with many vacationers.

A controversial, momentary footbridge was additionally put in in November to permit guests to view the monument nonetheless, however this, too, was met with widespread criticism.