Caput Mundi: Grottoni del Campidoglio

Caput Mundi Next Generation EU for touristic great events (Mission 1, Component 3, Investment 4.3)

Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan increases the number of accessible tourist sites in Rome, creating valid and qualified tourist and cultural alternatives with respect to the crowded central areas, as well as increasing the use of digital technologies, enhance green areas and the sustainability of tourism. The investment envisages six lines of interventions:
1. “Roman Cultural Heritage for EU-Next Generation”, covering the regeneration and restoration of cultural and urban heritage and complexes of high historical-architectural value of the city of Rome;
2. “Jubilee paths” (from pagan to Christian Rome), targeted to the enhancement, safety, anti-seismic consolidation, restoration of places and buildings of historical interest and archaeological pathways;
3. #LaCittàCondivisa, covering the redevelopment of sites in peripheral areas;
4. #Mitingodiverde, covering interventions on parks, historical gardens, villas and fountains;
5. #Roma 4.0, covering the digitalization of cultural services and the development of apps for tourists;
6. #Amanotesa, aimed at increasing the supply of cultural offer to peripheries for social integration.

The investment is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility by EUR 500 million and includes this project.
The project focuses on historical-archaeological enhancement and engineering improvements, building on 2007 achievements. Phases include: surveying cavities via laser scanning and stratigraphic analysis to reconstruct their chronology; creating graphic/photographic documentation and video installations for itineraries; and recovering/securing cavities by renovating floors, walls, and creating sectorized spaces. Additionally, it involves ionizing radiation mitigation, completing electrical and alarm systems, and expanding public access with new, accessible itineraries. This project is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility with EUR 2340000. The planned works include historical-archaeological enhancement and construction and systems engineering, the latter completing what was already achieved in 2007. The works will be divided into different phases: enhancement of the cavities through laser scanner detection, stratigraphic reading of the signs left by the excavation tools, identification of the type of masonry equipment present, and typological seriation of the plans to reconstruct their chronology and use over the centuries; research and creation of graphic and photographic documentation to be placed along the itineraries, also with the aid of video installations; recovery and safety of the cavities through the renovation of the floors, rehabilitation of the wall surfaces, and creation of closing elements to create areas that allow the warehouse to be organized into independently manageable sectors; adoption of measures to mitigate the risk of exposure to ionizing radiation; completion of the electrical and alarm system in all spaces; expansion of use by opening it to the public with the creation of new itineraries, including for disabled visitors.