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Date: from 2017-05-30 to 2017-12-31

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The international boarding area E has become a museum: until the end of the year, thanks to the partnership between Aeroporti di Roma and the Ostia Antica Archaeological Park, non-Schengen international flight passengers can admire three original statues dating back to the 2nd century A.D. and found during the 1939 excavations. They represent Apollo, Aphrodite and the river god of the Tiber.

The sculptures have a special bond with the area: they were originally intended to decorate gardens and nymphaea onto which the private spaces opened of the domus at the mouth of the river, and come from the area which for centuries became the arrival and departure point of ancient Roman trade, through a port system able to link up with the rest of the known world of that time. This is the same area which today accommodates the Leonardo da Vinci international airport, the largest airport in Italy and one of Europe’s biggest hubs.

It was because of this significant historical, logistic and cultural relationship with Ostia Antica that Aeroporti di Roma decided to position the three statues inside the boarding area E, an infrastructure in the forefront in Europe and measuring about 90,000 square metres, able to accommodate over 6 million passengers more per year. A location which represents an architectural concept inspired by classic Roman culture and where it is possible to find the very best of Made in Italy foods and wine, and fashion.

The story of the three statues was recounted by young Rome theatre actors who performed in front of passengers in an artistic-musical happening during the inauguration of the exhibition area.

Tourists from all over the world, who have just arrived in Rome or are changing planes to reach other destinations, can observe the statues close up and through multimedia supports which describe the exhibition and the wonders of the Ostia Antica Archaeological Park.

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Date: from 2017-04-22 to 2017-11-26
Last checked: 2017-06-01 12:09