New Entrance to Vatican Museums proposed:
Rome plans to solve access problems to the Vatican Museums by building a huge underground entrance mall complete with shops and restaurants .
The project was unveiled Monday by Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni who said: "We’ve done the archaeological probes and the Vatican is already looking at the project" .
"The idea is to cover over all the facilities you need for an innovative access route worthy of the Vatican Museums" .
Veltroni said Rome and the Vatican would soon invite the world’s top architects to take part in an international competition to choose the best project .
The new entrance would start in a large square next to the Vatican, Piazza del Risorgemento, Veltroni said .
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