Historic Rome landmark's temporary closure causes uproar: 'Saddest thing I’ve seen in Italy'

When successful Rome, travelers whitethorn person a sojourn to the Trevi Fountain included connected their itinerary, but tourists who are presently visiting the celebrated attraction are successful for a surprise.

The Trevi Fountain is presently nether attraction and a makeshift excavation has been added successful its place.

Appearing to beryllium made from integrative and plywood portion surrounded by metallic rods, the substitute inactive offers visitors a accidental to flip successful a coin and marque a wish.

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The fountain water has been emptied successful mentation for attraction enactment that volition past until astir September 2025, according to the Associated Press.

Italian officials person placed a tiny excavation successful beforehand of the Trevi Fountain, allowing tourists to inactive enactment successful tossing a coin into water. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

In 2022, determination was 1.4 cardinal euros ($1.52 million) collected successful coins that were thrown into the Trevi Fountain, Fox News Digital reported.

Some travelers on societal media person reacted to the abbreviated solution, with 1 idiosyncratic calling the excavation "Kinda tacky."

"The saddest happening I’ve seen successful Italy successful arsenic agelong arsenic I tin remember," said 1 idiosyncratic connected X.

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Another idiosyncratic posted, "That conscionable looks…. Wrong." 

Some travelers took to societal media to respond to the excavation that's presently sitting successful beforehand of the Trevi Fountain successful Rome. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

"This is precise inexpensive and ugly, it does not beryllium astatine The Fountain of Trevi," different idiosyncratic commented.

One antheral joked, "That gives you similar the other of your wish."

"Imagine spending each that wealth -- and yet having possibly your 1 and lone accidental to see Rome and this astonishing fountain... and get this... oof. It is what it is, but truthful gladsome I person had the blessing of seeing it successful each its glory," posted a woman.

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One antheral remarked, "That interaction of people that everyone was expecting."

"If the question was however bash you marque thing beauteous disfigured — this is the answer," different antheral wrote.

According to the Associated Press, attraction connected the fountain volition past until September 2025. (Photo by Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Some users defended the determination made by Italian officials. 

One idiosyncratic connected X said, "Great thought portion operation is ongoing."

"It’s not affecting the crowds. It was packed past night," different idiosyncratic wrote.

One antheral said, "Why is this sad? People privation to inactive propulsion coins and this is an enactment for them."

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The impermanent excavation comes arsenic Italy gears up for the Holy twelvemonth known arsenic Italy’s Jubilee, and Rome has been introducing caller strategies to power overtourism.

In September, Italian officials said they are considering allocating clip slots to sojourn the historical Trevi Fountain to assistance curb tourists from overcrowding the area.

The Trevi Fountain successful Rome has been emptied arsenic it undergoes attraction until September 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

The projected measurement would see officials asking non-residents to marque a "symbolic" publication of astir $1 oregon $2, portion residents would beryllium capable to entree the fountain for free, Fox News Digital reported.

During a quality conference, Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri told reporters, "The concern astatine the Trevi Fountain is becoming technically precise hard to manage," adding that the measures are "a precise factual possibility," according to Reuters.

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Fox News Digital reached retired to the Italian Ministry of Tourism for comment.

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.