Officials in the Fascist-era
southern Roman quarter of EUR are set to hand Mayor Ignazio
Marino plans to test out a red-light district in the zone.
Marino, who has advocated zoning laws for prostitutes, is
expected to give the green light if the project meets his
approval "in the next few weeks," sources said.
EUR, built for a 1942 Expo that was scotched by the Second
World War, is one of the parts of Rome where streetwalkers ply
their trade.
EUR, which stands for Esposizione Universale Roma, is by day
a business centre and suburban neighbourhood on Rome's southern
outksirts.
The area follows a regular, geometric fashion unusual in the
capital, with wide thoroughfares and marble-clad buildings.
EUR and its iconic Square Colosseum have appeared in a
number of films over the years, including Federico Fellini's
Boccaccio '70 (1962), Hudson Hawk (1991) starring Bruce
Willis, and more recently, the 1999 film adaptation of
Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus.
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