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POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A fresco of a medallion of Venus is seen here in the so-called Yellow Room in the renovated Casa degli Amorini Dorati, or house of the Gilded Cupids, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. The name comes from the decoration of the house of another cubicle: Golden Cupids engraved on gold leaf applied in one of the rooms (which are now preserved in the National Museum in Naples)...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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