Caput Mundi: Restoration of the sculptural groups of the Dioscuri in the Capitoline Hill

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.
This restoration project aims to return the work to its original state, beginning with preliminary stability checks and the removal of harmful vegetation and biological patinas. It also involves thorough cleaning of stone and antioxidant treatment of metal, culminating in surface consolidation, particularly at block connections. This project is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility with EUR 270000. The restoration intervention will be divided into different phases aimed at returning the work to its original state. Below are the planned activities: preliminary verification of the stability of all the constituent parts, with the possible temporary removal of unsafe portions. In this phase, each element will be examined in order to evaluate its structural integrity and determine its possible removal; removal of weeds and disinfection of biological patinas. Weeds that could have a negative impact on the structure will be eliminated. Furthermore, disinfection operations will be carried out to remove biological organisms that could damage the work; cleaning of stone surfaces and antioxidant treatment of metal elements. Stone surfaces will be cleaned to remove dirt, smog deposits and other impurities. Metal elements, such as nails, brackets or other connections, will be subjected to an antioxidant treatment to prevent corrosion and prolong their life; consolidation of the surfaces, with particular attention paid to the connections between the blocks. During this phase, interventions will be carried out to improve the cohesion and stability of the stone surfaces. In particular, attention will be paid to the connections between blocks to ensure they are solid and resistant.