Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi said
Friday her administration had appealed to the regional
administrative court (TAR) to quash a decree setting up an
archaeological park around the Colosseum.
Setting up the park, Raggi's council said, is "harmful to the
interests of Roma Capitale".
The mayor added: "it is unacceptable that there should be
Serie A and Serie B zones in Rome".
In February the selection process to appoint a general
manager for the newly created Colosseum Archaeological Park was
launched with an international call for applicants on the
culture ministry's website - www.beniculturali.it.
The successful candidate will sign a four-year contract and
have an annual salary of 145,000 euros, plus bonuses of up to
35,000 euros.
"This is the last, most prestigious, piece of the reform of
the national museum system," said Culture Minister Dario
Franceschini, who was behind plans to attract top international
managers to Italy's most important museums.
In addition to the Colosseum itself, the archaeological park
also includes the Palatine Hill, the Roman Forum and the Domus
Aurea.
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