ROME: Italian fashion house Fendi on Monday said it will finance a renovation of Rome's famous Trevi Fountain, becoming the latest luxury group to fund repairs to priceless heritage in times of austerity.
"It's a great idea, a great project! It is a symbol of Rome, like the Colosseum or St Peter's (Basilica)," Fendi's German-born artistic director Karl Lagerfeld told a press conference in the city.
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