[Authorities / Authority] in Italy's capital city, Rome, have decided to charge tourists [a / the] fee to get close to the city's world-famous Trevi Fountain. From the first of February, visitors will have to pay two euros to experience the landmark [close / closely] up. One reason for the new [measurement / measure] is to address the [budgeting / burgeoning] numbers of sightseers who are [flocking / stampeding] to the sight. Similar to many other tourist hotspots around the world, the [framed / famed] fountain is suffering from the effects of overtourism. There has been crowding and congestion [on / in] the peak months of summer. Large crowds and people vying [for / by] selfies have diminished the ambiance of the historic fountain. Visitors have also damaged the stonework [surrounded / surrounding] it.
Rome's mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, said the "Trevi levy" was expected to [arise / raise] 6.5 million euros ($7.6 million) a year. Gualtieri said that [in / on] average, around 30,000 people visited the [attraction / attract] every day this year. That [dismounts / amounts] to over ten million visitors. However, city residents will be [redemption / exempt] from paying the tourist tax. The mayor said: "We believe that culture is a [fundamental / fundament] right of citizenship." He added: "We think it's correct and [posit / positive] that the citizens of Rome can enjoy our museums free of charge." The fountain was [ratified / initially] commissioned in 1640 and was completed in 1762. It depicts Oceanus, the god of [all / every] water, and symbolizes the [vast / aghast] , untamed force of the world's seas and rivers.
