CNN ‘mocks’ Rome and Gualtieri, the service that photographs degradation in Piazza Risorgimento

“This was supposed to be a green paradise where people could cool off during the heat. The City of Rome spent millions of dollars to redevelop this square in 2024, near the Vatican, the project included rows of shade trees, misting systems, fountains and abundant grass to allow people to cool off. Now, a year and a year after the reopening, the greenery is dead, the misting systems and fountains aren’t even there, and it’s really too hot for people can sit down. The timing couldn’t be worse.” In a video posted on Instagram, lCNN provides an overview of the situation of degradation facing Piazza Risogimento in Romea stone’s throw from San Pietro, two years after the redevelopment works.

The journalist of the American broadcaster focuses on the heat that is gripping the city these days and which, according to “municipal officials, is responsible for the death of the trees and the failure of the project. While cities across Europe are preparing to face another torrid summer, this square – she concludes – this million-dollar square has become an example of how difficult it is for cities to implement cooling projects capable of withstanding this extreme heat”.

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