France Wants Management of the Spanish Steps. The Capitoline Hill: An Integral Part of Our Heritage
“The Staircase is a monumental place of very high artistic value but it is also a public passage and is therefore without discussion an integral part of Rome capital of Italy.
There seems to be some confusion about this matter and it is important first of all to separate the assessments of the French Court of Auditors regarding the administration of the 'Pieux établissements de la France a Rome' from the management of the Spanish Steps which since the twentieth century have always been maintained, restored and managed in all aspects by the municipal administrations of Rome.
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Only in the most recent period do I recall the two important restorations in 1995 and then in 2014 and the continuous maintenance and restoration interventions always carried out by Roma Capitale on one of the most iconic places in the city, which has become the undisputed symbol of modern Rome, frequented daily by thousands of people.
The relationship between the Staircase and France is a story that comes up again and again precisely because there was a French financial contribution for its construction, which however did not cover all the expenses, but even in this case it is a baseless controversy because there is no claim on the French side”.
Thus the Capitoline Superintendent of Cultural Heritage Claudio Parisi Presicce.
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