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Rome, Jun 1 (EFE), (Camera: Álvaro Caballero).- The Colosseum in Rome along with other iconic landmarks in the city reopened to visitors on Monday.FOOTAGE OF ROME'S COLOSSEUM.SOUNDBITES OF:-ALFONSINA RUSSO, DIRECTOR OF THE COLOSSEUM'S ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK:"It's been 84 days, since the Colosseum closed its doors to the public, on 8 March, as well as all Italian cultural spaces. At that very particular, tragic moment, for Italy, the monument fell into a surreal silence.""It is also an opportunity for a positive change in tourism, a more sustainable kind. A type of tourism that can be compatible with our cities and our citizens' well-being.""We used to have around 20,000 visitors per day. We closed last year with 7 and a half million visitors.""The discovery we have made during confinement: a series of graffiti that tells the story of the monument after its abandonment, from the Middle Ages to around 1600."-FRANCESCO AND NATALE, VISITORS:"I have entered the Colosseum after 30 years. For us it is beautiful, but we miss the tourists.""It is a privilege, but something is missing. Empty Rome hurts us. The tourists are missing and we hope to return to the old days."
People gather around one of the pools at the 9/11 Memorial as it reopens on Independence Day after months-long closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 9/11 Museum, which closed at the same time as the Memorial, in March, remains closed to the public. IMAGES
Phnom Penh, Sep 15 (EFE/EPA).- The Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports allowed public secondary and high schools to reopen on Wednesday after almost six months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Camera: KITH SEREY).SHOT LIST: STUDENTS ATTEND CLASSES AT SCHOOL IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA.
Paris's Eiffel Tower is reopening to the public after almost nine months, its longest post-war closure. Many French and foreign visitors have been waiting for it to reopen, but will require a compulsory health pass to visit it. IMAGES
Paris, Jun 17 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Christophe Petit-Tesson) The Disneyland Paris amusement park reopened its doors on Thursday after months of closure due to coronavirus restrictions. The park, closed since October, will maintain capacity limitations and the use of the mask for visitors over six years of age.FOOTAGE OF DISNEYLAND PARIS.