Rome’s multimillion-dollar cooling plaza is too hot to use
- Posted on July 28, 2026
- By CNN
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Rome’s multimillion-dollar cooling plaza is too hot to use
Rome spent millions redesigning a piazza near the Vatican with shade trees, misting stations and fountains to help people beat the heat. Just over a year later, many of the trees have died, the water features have stopped working and some benches are too hot to sit on. CNN’s Barbie Latza Nadeau explains.
