In addition to the vibrations from the Vesuvius light railway commuter trains, which ferry tourists to Pompeii from Naples, the protective structure around the villa, built in armoured cement, wood and steel 50 years ago is threatened by its own weight and water ingress.
The alarm about the Villa’s security first was raised four years ago when a heavy wooden beam in the roof covering its colonnaded interior courtyard collapsed, leading many rooms to be closed at the time.
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