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  • CASTIGLONE A CASAURIA, ITALY - APRIL 8: Domenico Cantamaglia, 19, a local inhabitant of Castiglione a Casauria, poses at the inauguration ceremony of the Historic Abbey of San Clemente was returned to its community fully restored two yers after it was damaged by the devastating 2009 Abruzzo earthquake in Italy, on April 8, 2011 in Castiglione a Casauria, Italy. Domenico used to come to the Historic Abbey and study in one of the rooms before it was damaged by the 2009 earthquake. Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monuments Fund Europe, in coordination with the Italian Ministry of Culture, identified the twelfth-century Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria as a priority project. World Monuments Fund (WMF), the foremost independent, nonprofit historic preservation organization, and the Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, the most important local benefactor, agreed to cover the total cost of the conservation program.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • CASTIGLONE A CASAURIA, ITALY - APRIL 8: Domenico Cantamaglia, 19, a local inhabitant of Castiglione a Casauria, poses at the inauguration ceremony of the Historic Abbey of San Clemente was returned to its community fully restored two yers after it was damaged by the devastating 2009 Abruzzo earthquake in Italy, on April 8, 2011 in Castiglione a Casauria, Italy. Domenico used to come to the Historic Abbey and study in one of the rooms before it was damaged by the 2009 earthquake. Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monuments Fund Europe, in coordination with the Italian Ministry of Culture, identified the twelfth-century Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria as a priority project. World Monuments Fund (WMF), the foremost independent, nonprofit historic preservation organization, and the Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, the most important local benefactor, agreed to cover the total cost of the conservation program.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • CASTIGLONE A CASAURIA, ITALY - APRIL 8: A visitor photographs the Historic Abbey of San Clemente that was returned to its community fully restored two yers after it was damaged by the devastating 2009 Abruzzo earthquake in Italy, at a inauguration ceremony on April 8, 2011 in Castiglione a Casauria, Italy. Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monuments Fund Europe, in coordination with the Italian Ministry of Culture, identified the twelfth-century Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria as a priority project. World Monuments Fund (WMF), the foremost independent, nonprofit historic preservation organization, and the Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, the most important local benefactor, agreed to cover the total cost of the conservation program.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    italy_10.jpg
  • CASTIGLONE A CASAURIA, ITALY - APRIL 8: Bertrand du Vignaud, President of the World Monuments Fund, poses at the inauguration ceremony of the Historic Abbey of San Clemente was returned to its community fully restored two yers after it was damaged by the devastating 2009 Abruzzo earthquake in Italy, on April 8, 2011 in Castiglione a Casauria, Italy. Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monuments Fund Europe, in coordination with the Italian Ministry of Culture, identified the twelfth-century Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria as a priority project. World Monuments Fund (WMF), the foremost independent, nonprofit historic preservation organization, and the Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, the most important local benefactor, agreed to cover the total cost of the conservation program.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • CASTIGLONE A CASAURIA, ITALY - APRIL 8: Bertrand du Vignaud, President of the World Monuments Fund, poses at the inauguration ceremony of the Historic Abbey of San Clemente was returned to its community fully restored two yers after it was damaged by the devastating 2009 Abruzzo earthquake in Italy, on April 8, 2011 in Castiglione a Casauria, Italy. Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monuments Fund Europe, in coordination with the Italian Ministry of Culture, identified the twelfth-century Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria as a priority project. World Monuments Fund (WMF), the foremost independent, nonprofit historic preservation organization, and the Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, the most important local benefactor, agreed to cover the total cost of the conservation program.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    italy_07.jpg
  • CASTIGLONE A CASAURIA, ITALY - APRIL 8: Bertrand du Vignaud, President of the World Monuments Fund, poses at the inauguration ceremony of the Historic Abbey of San Clemente was returned to its community fully restored two yers after it was damaged by the devastating 2009 Abruzzo earthquake in Italy, on April 8, 2011 in Castiglione a Casauria, Italy. Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monuments Fund Europe, in coordination with the Italian Ministry of Culture, identified the twelfth-century Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria as a priority project. World Monuments Fund (WMF), the foremost independent, nonprofit historic preservation organization, and the Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, the most important local benefactor, agreed to cover the total cost of the conservation program.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    italy_06.jpg
  • CASTIGLONE A CASAURIA, ITALY - APRIL 8: Bertrand du Vignaud, President of the World Monuments Fund, poses at the inauguration ceremony of the Historic Abbey of San Clemente was returned to its community fully restored two yers after it was damaged by the devastating 2009 Abruzzo earthquake in Italy, on April 8, 2011 in Castiglione a Casauria, Italy. Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monuments Fund Europe, in coordination with the Italian Ministry of Culture, identified the twelfth-century Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria as a priority project. World Monuments Fund (WMF), the foremost independent, nonprofit historic preservation organization, and the Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, the most important local benefactor, agreed to cover the total cost of the conservation program.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    italy_05.jpg
  • CASTIGLONE A CASAURIA, ITALY - APRIL 8: Bertrand du Vignaud, President of the World Monuments Fund, poses at the inauguration ceremony of the Historic Abbey of San Clemente was returned to its community fully restored two yers after it was damaged by the devastating 2009 Abruzzo earthquake in Italy, on April 8, 2011 in Castiglione a Casauria, Italy. Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monuments Fund Europe, in coordination with the Italian Ministry of Culture, identified the twelfth-century Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria as a priority project. World Monuments Fund (WMF), the foremost independent, nonprofit historic preservation organization, and the Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, the most important local benefactor, agreed to cover the total cost of the conservation program.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    italy_04.jpg
  • CASTIGLONE A CASAURIA, ITALY - APRIL 8: Visitors walk by the Historic Abbey of San Clemente that was returned to its community fully restored two yers after it was damaged by the devastating 2009 Abruzzo earthquake in Italy, at a inauguration ceremony on April 8, 2011 in Castiglione a Casauria, Italy. Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monuments Fund Europe, in coordination with the Italian Ministry of Culture, identified the twelfth-century Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria as a priority project. World Monuments Fund (WMF), the foremost independent, nonprofit historic preservation organization, and the Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, the most important local benefactor, agreed to cover the total cost of the conservation program.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    italy_02.jpg
  • CASTIGLONE A CASAURIA, ITALY - APRIL 8: At a inauguration ceremony, the Historic Abbey of San Clemente was returned to its community fully restored two yers after it was damaged by the devastating 2009 Abruzzo earthquake in Italy, on April 8, 2011 in Castiglione a Casauria, Italy. Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monuments Fund Europe, in coordination with the Italian Ministry of Culture, identified the twelfth-century Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria as a priority project. World Monuments Fund (WMF), the foremost independent, nonprofit historic preservation organization, and the Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, the most important local benefactor, agreed to cover the total cost of the conservation program.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    italy_01.jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: A reinforcement structure covers the facade of a damaged building in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.<br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_621...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: A reinforcement structure covers the facade of a damaged building in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.<br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_620...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Damaged buildings overlook the empty square of Piazza Duomo 4 years after a deadly earthquake struck the city in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.<br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_595...jpg
  • CASTIGLONE A CASAURIA, ITALY - APRIL 8: At a inauguration ceremony, the Historic Abbey of San Clemente was returned to its community fully restored two yers after it was damaged by the devastating 2009 Abruzzo earthquake in Italy, on April 8, 2011 in Castiglione a Casauria, Italy. Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monuments Fund Europe, in coordination with the Italian Ministry of Culture, identified the twelfth-century Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria as a priority project. World Monuments Fund (WMF), the foremost independent, nonprofit historic preservation organization, and the Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, the most important local benefactor, agreed to cover the total cost of the conservation program.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • CASTIGLONE A CASAURIA, ITALY - APRIL 8: A man reads a guide at the entrance of the Historic Abbey of San Clemente that was returned to its community fully restored two yers after it was damaged by the devastating 2009 Abruzzo earthquake in Italy, at a inauguration ceremony on April 8, 2011 in Castiglione a Casauria, Italy. Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monuments Fund Europe, in coordination with the Italian Ministry of Culture, identified the twelfth-century Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria as a priority project. World Monuments Fund (WMF), the foremost independent, nonprofit historic preservation organization, and the Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, the most important local benefactor, agreed to cover the total cost of the conservation program.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    italy_03.jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Architecture professor Aldo Benedetti looks at damaged buildings in the historical center of L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.<br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_626...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Abandoned shops in a damaged building  overlook the empty square of Piazza Duomo 4 years after a deadly earthquake struck the city in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.<br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_597...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Damaged buildings (including the church of Santa Maria del Suffragio, center) overlook the empty square of Piazza Duomo 4 years after a deadly earthquake struck the city in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.<br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_597...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Professor Ugo Rossi of the University of Turin gives a lesson of his Introduction to Urban Geography course to students of the Gran Sasso Science Institute attending their PhD in Urban Studies, in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. <br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.<br />
<br />
The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_616...jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Tourists enter the Pompeii archeological site from Porta Marina, the most imposing of the seven gates of the city,  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. Porta Marina takes its name from rhe fact that its road led to the sea.<br />
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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. <br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4536.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A plastic fence forbids the access to columns in the Regio VII, Insula 6 (an insula is the equivalent of a modern city block), in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4460.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Plebeian homes are seen here in Via Stabiana (Stabiana street)  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4197.jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: The partially restored prefecture in the off-limits red zone in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.<br />
<br />
The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_620...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Professor Frank Calaprice of Princeton University gives a lesson on Neutrino Physics to students of the Gran Sasso Science Institute attending their PhD in Astroparticle Physics, in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. <br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.<br />
<br />
The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_618...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Professor Frank Calaprice of Princeton University gives a lesson on Neutrino Physics to students of the Gran Sasso Science Institute attending their PhD in Astroparticle Physics, in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. <br />
<br />
The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.<br />
<br />
The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_618...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Professor Frank Calaprice of Princeton University gives a lesson on Neutrino Physics to students of the Gran Sasso Science Institute attending their PhD in Astroparticle Physics, in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. <br />
<br />
The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.<br />
<br />
The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_617...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Director of Gran Sasso Science Institute Eugenio Coccia, 57, is interviewed at the GSSI headquarters in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. Eugenio Coccia has been the Director of the INFN Gran Sasso Laboratory (2003-2009), Chair of the INFN Scientific Committee on Astroparticle Physics (2002-2003) and President of the Italian Society of General Relativity and Gravitational Physics (2000-2004). <br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.<br />
<br />
The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_611...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Director of Gran Sasso Science Institute Eugenio Coccia, 57, is interviewed at the GSSI headquarters in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. Eugenio Coccia has been the Director of the INFN Gran Sasso Laboratory (2003-2009), Chair of the INFN Scientific Committee on Astroparticle Physics (2002-2003) and President of the Italian Society of General Relativity and Gravitational Physics (2000-2004). <br />
<br />
The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.<br />
<br />
The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_610...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Director of Gran Sasso Science Institute Eugenio Coccia, 57, is interviewed at the GSSI headquarters in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. Eugenio Coccia has been the Director of the INFN Gran Sasso Laboratory (2003-2009), Chair of the INFN Scientific Committee on Astroparticle Physics (2002-2003) and President of the Italian Society of General Relativity and Gravitational Physics (2000-2004). <br />
<br />
The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.<br />
<br />
The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_606...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Theoretical physicist Goran Senjanovic, 63, gives a physics lesson in the auditorium of the Gran Sasso Science Institute in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. <br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.<br />
<br />
The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_605...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Theoretical physicist Goran Senjanovic, 63, gives a physics lesson in the auditorium of the Gran Sasso Science Institute in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. <br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.<br />
<br />
The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_604...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Theoretical physicist Goran Senjanovic, 63, gives a physics lesson in the auditorium of the Gran Sasso Science Institute in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. <br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.<br />
<br />
The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_603...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: The empty square of Piazza Palazzo, home to the townhall in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.<br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_599...jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:   Tourists relax in the Amphitheater (70 BC), one of the oldest and best preserved amphitheaters in existence which held over 20,000 spectators, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_5213.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:   A worker climbs a ladder in a renovation site in Via dell'Abbondanza (Abundance street), in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_5194.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: Architect Antonio Irlando, founder of the watchdog OPC Italia investigating on the archeological site of Pompeii, walks by the Amphitheater (70BC), one of the oldest and best preserved aphitheaters in existence which held 20,000 spectators, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_5124.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: Architect Antonio Irlando, founder of the watchdog OPC Italia investigating on the archeological site of Pompeii, analyzes the Amphitheater (70BC), one of the oldest and best preserved aphitheaters in existence which held 20,000 spectators, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_5054.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: A "Cash only" sign is seen here atthe ticket office of the archeological site of Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013. Under the terms of a ten-year-old outsourcing bid, the ticket office does not accept credit cards, raising concerns about fraud.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_5029.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: Mayor of Pompeii Claudio d'Alessio, 51, looks outside the window of his office in the town hall in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4978.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: Mayor of Pompeii Claudio d'Alessio, 51, poses in his office in the town hall in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4958.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:   Elderly men gather in the public park of the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosaryin Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4916.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:   A man walk by the public park of the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4915.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:   Nuns collect offerings in the sacristy of the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4888.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:  The sacristy of the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4878.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:  Faithfuls arrive at the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4875.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:   A faithful steps out of the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4832.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A plaster body cast is here together with other archeological evidences in a deposit by the forum in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. During the eruption of Mount Vesuviusin 79 AD, the ash lithified before the corpses decayed so that a good mold of the deceased remained. Early in the excavation it was discovered that filling these molds with plaster produced remarkable casts of the victims of the eruption. <br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4774.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A view of the archeologica site of Pompeii as seen from the Casina dell'Aquila,  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4733.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   One of the many street dogs that populate Pompeii is here in a domus (house) in Via del Foro (Forum street) in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4652.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   Tourists rest by the forum, the city's main square, dating the 2nd century BC, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. Located at the intersection between the two main streets of the original urban center, the Forum was the city's main square, surrounded on all sides by religious, political, and business buildings.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4627.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   A view of the forum, the city's main square, dating the 2nd century BC, is seen here in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. Located at the intersection between the two main streets of the original urban center, the Forum was the city's main square, surrounded on all sides by religious, political, and business buildings.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4625.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   A view of the forum, the city's main square, dating the 2nd century BC, and Mount Vesuvius in the background, are seen here in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. Located at the intersection between the two main streets of the original urban center, the Forum was the city's main square, surrounded on all sides by religious, political, and business buildings.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4612.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Columns of the Basilica, a building built in the second half of the 2nd century BC and dedicated to administering justice and for business negotiations, are seen here  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4594.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Mario Falanga, owner of the "Hortus Porta Marina bar and snack restaurant", poses is here by the counter of his resturant  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4579.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Teresa Elena Cinquantaquattro, superintendent of Pompeii since 2013, poses for a portrait by Porta Marina, at the entrance of the Pompeii archeological site, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4556.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A tourist visits the Basilica, a building built in the second half of the 2nd century BC and dedicated to administering justice and for business negotiations,  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4515.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   Tourists visit and photograph the Forum, the city's main square, dating the 2nd century BC, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. Located at the intersection between the two main streets of the original urban center, the Forum was the city's main square, surrounded on all sides by religious, political, and business buildings.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4479.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Ruins of columns can be seen here in the Regio VII, Insula 6 (an insula is the equivalent of a modern city block), in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4471.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Mattia Buondonno, 50, guide of the Superintendence of Pompeii, walks in the peristyle of the Stabian Baths, the city's most ancient bath building (2nd century BC),  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...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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  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Mattia Buondonno, 50, guide of the Superintendence of Pompeii, observes one of the rooms of the Stabian Baths, the city's most ancient bath building (2nd century BC),  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4310.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A plaster body cast is shown in the Stabian Baths, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. During the eruption of Mount Vesuviusin 79 AD, the ash lithified before the corpses decayed so that a good mold of the deceased remained. Early in the excavation it was discovered that filling these molds with plaster produced remarkable casts of the victims of the eruption. ..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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4289.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   One of the many street dogs that populate Pompeii rests in front of a domus (home) in Via dell'Abbondanza (Abundance street) in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4205.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A grating with a "Forbidden access" sign closes one of the plebeian homes in Via Stabiana (Stabiana street) in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4097.jpg
  • 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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4075.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   Tourists listen to a guide  at the Memorial Arch, which encloses the Forum to the north, in celebration of the imperial family, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4051.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   The temple of Venus, built at the western edge of the hill of Pompeii, was raised during the early part of the Sullan colony (80BC) to honor the goddess Venus, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4032.jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Photographs and messages are left on a fence where part of  the Casa dello Studente, a university dormitory, collapsed when an earthwake struck L'Aquila 4 years ago. in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.<br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_625...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Photographs and messages are left on a fence where part of  the Casa dello Studente, a university dormitory, collapsed when an earthwake struck L'Aquila 4 years ago. in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.<br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_623...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Theoretical physicist Goran Senjanovic, 63, walks up the stairs of the Gran Sasso Science Institute towards his office in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. <br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.<br />
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The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_614...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Theoretical physicist Goran Senjanovic, 63, poses for a portrait after giving a physics lesson in the auditorium of the Gran Sasso Science Institute in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. <br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.<br />
<br />
The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_613...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Theoretical physicist Goran Senjanovic, 63, gives a physics lesson in the auditorium of the Gran Sasso Science Institute in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. <br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.<br />
<br />
The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_604...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Italian military patrols the access to Corso Vittorio Emanuele by an empty square in L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.<br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_600...jpg
  • L'AQUILA, ITALY - 18 November 2013: Cranes used for reconstruction of the historic center are seen in the off-limits "red zone" of L'Aquila, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. The city of L'Aquila was struck by 6.3 Richter scale earthquake on April 6th, 2009. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 297 people are known to have died,making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.<br />
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The first accademic year of the Gran Sasso Science Institute was inaugurated last week in L'Aquila. The GSSI, which has selected 36 students this years, is an international PhD school and a center for advanced studies in physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Its purpose is to form high level human capital, integrating education and research in a lively interdisciplinary environment.
    CIPG_20131118_INYT_GranSasso__M3_594...jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: Architect Antonio Irlando, founder of the watchdog OPC Italia investigating on the archeological site of Pompeii, stands by the Amphitheater (70BC), one of the oldest and best preserved aphitheaters in existence which held 20,000 spectators, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
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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.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: Mayor of Pompeii Claudio d'Alessio, 51, is here in his office in the town hall in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: Mayor of Pompeii Claudio d'Alessio, 51, smokes in his office in the town hall in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4993.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: (R-L) Portraits of the founder Shrine of Pompeii, Blessed Bartolo Longo and his wife Countess Marianna Farnararo De Fusco, hang in the mayor's office in the town hall in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4938.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: Mayor of Pompeii Claudio d'Alessio, 51, looks outside the window of his office in the town hall in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4925.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: A woman sits in a bar by the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4901.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:   A faithful steps out of the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4865.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Amphoras sit here in a deposit by the Forum  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
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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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4778.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:    Rubbish and remains of working tools sit on the ground by one of the houses not opened to the public in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
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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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4718.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:    Rubbish and remains of working tools sit on the ground by one of the houses not opened to the public in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4713.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Via Di Nola (Di Nola street) as seen at sunset in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
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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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4686.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:    A statue of the Faun is seen here in the House of the Faun in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. With its 2,970 square meters (31,978 square feet) , the House of the Faun is the largest house in Pompeii.<br />
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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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4674.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   Tourists walk by the forum, the city's main square, dating the 2nd century BC, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. Located at the intersection between the two main streets of the original urban center, the Forum was the city's main square, surrounded on all sides by religious, political, and business buildings.<br />
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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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4631.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   A tourist photographs a statue of Apollo in the Temple of Apollo in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. The temple of Apollo, along with the Doric temple, is the most ancient sanctuary in Pompeii.<br />
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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. <br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Columns of the Basilica, a building built in the second half of the 2nd century BC and dedicated to administering justice and for business negotiations, are seen here  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
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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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
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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.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4590.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   A photograph of the excavation of the House of Lucrezio Frontone in 1900, hangs on a wall in the Pompeii Superintence offices in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
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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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4537.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:    A guide introduces tourists to the forum, the city's main square, dating the 2nd century BC, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. Located at the intersection between the two main streets of the original urban center, the Forum was the city's main square, surrounded on all sides by religious, political, and business buildings.<br />
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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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4507.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:    Renovated stesps of the Great Theatre, built in the 2nd century BC, which takes advantage of the natural slope of the land to create the tiers of seats, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4414.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   A guide (center) introduces tourists to the Great Theatre, built in the 2nd century BC, which takes advantage of the natural slope of the land to create the tiers of seats, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4410.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   By the house of Chaste Lovers, evidence of electoral campaign can be seen, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4325.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Mattia Buondonno, 50, guide of the Superintendence of Pompeii, observes one of the rooms of the Stabian Baths, the city's most ancient bath building (2nd century BC),  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4299.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Tourists observe a plaster body cast shown in the Stabian Baths, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. During the eruption of Mount Vesuviusin 79 AD, the ash lithified before the corpses decayed so that a good mold of the deceased remained. Early in the excavation it was discovered that filling these molds with plaster produced remarkable casts of the victims of the eruption. ..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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4282.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A tourist observes a plaster body cast shown in the Stabian Baths, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. During the eruption of Mount Vesuviusin 79 AD, the ash lithified before the corpses decayed so that a good mold of the deceased remained. Early in the excavation it was discovered that filling these molds with plaster produced remarkable casts of the victims of the eruption. ..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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4270.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Tourists read a guide at the entrance of the Stabian Baths, the city's most ancient bath building (2nd century BC),  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4259.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   A structure of metal tubes contains a falling wall of one of the houses in Via dei Teatri (Street of the Theatres) in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4239.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Franciscan monks walk on Via dell'Abbondanza (Abundance street) in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...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
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4229.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   Architect Valerio Papaccio, resposible of the Technical Office of Pompeii, explains the strategy of the Great Pompeii Project, which will be focused less on individual monuments and more on a comprehensive and global maintenance of the site, including improving drainage, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. "Stones are like words",  Papaccio said. "It's our job to give these words a syntax in order to preserve the testimony of a civilization that  was passed on to us, and that we must pass on to who will come after us"...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  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...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 A
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4149.jpg
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