Some of Italy's top heritage groups
on Tuesday appealed to Culture Minister Dario Franceschini and
Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi against new street lighting being
installed in the Italian capital.
The new, cheaper energy-saving white LED lighting "spoils"
Rome's urban landscape, "obscuring" monuments as well as
dazzling people, said Legambiente, FAI, Comitato per la Bellezza
and Italia Nostra.
Some culturally significant lights designed by artist Duilio
Cambellotti were also being replaced on bridges, they said.
They "urgently" appealed to Raggi to reverse the decision
taken by her predecessor Ignazio Marino and keep the softer,
yellowish light cast by traditional sodium lamps.
The New York Times on Tuesday ran a feature on the Rome
lights replacement entitled Streetlight Fight in Rome: Golden
Glow vs. Harsh LED.
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