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Handicapped Access at the Roman Forum
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Roman Forum
Handicapped access to the Roman Forum has improved in the past few years with the installation of an elevator at the entrance. • Previously, you had to take a steep ramp down a couple of stories from the street level to the Roman Forum ruins.• Now handicapped access is easily provided by asking a staff member to use the elevator.
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Once you get down to the Roman Forum handicapped access is more challenging than at other tourist attractions in Rome because of the uneven ground. Only about 20% of the area is wheelchair friendly, but what an amazing 20%!
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Although you can view the ruins from the Via Dei Fori Imperiali street laying to the north, I definitely encourage you to go down into the ruins and walk (or roll) where Caesar walked. • The floor of the ruins is much lower than street level and the rest of Rome sort of disappears. • It really does feel like you’ve gone back in time.
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Much of the ground inside the Roman Forum is so uneven that wheelchair users will not be able to roll over it. • Some of the area has firm ground that wheelchair users will be able to roll over. • Some may need assistance.
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At a minimum, there is a wheelchair accessible path from the Roman Forum entrance to Julius Caesar’s funeral pyre. • The path from Julius Caesar’s funeral pyre to the accessible toilet in the back is over a few minor bumps and a small ramp. • Accessible guided tours of the Roman Forum also visit the nearby Coliseum.
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• We gave the Roman Forum a 3 Star Sage Accessibility Rating because it meets basic step-free wheelchair accessibility requirements. • It didn't get a higher rating because much of the area is covered in rough terrain.
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View of the Roman Forum handicapped accessible entrance located on the north side of the Roman Forum along Via de Fori Imperiali (facing south):
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Accessible Entrance (with elevator) to Roman Forum
Via dei Fori Imperiali
Aerial view of the Roman Forum (facing south):
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Accessible Entrance (with elevator) to Roman Forum
Accessible toilet
Temple of Julius Cesar
• The image on the left shows the accessible entrance located on Via Dei Fori Imperiali road.
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• Save your ticket at the Roman Forum because it will also get you into the Colosseum. • Although only disabled visitors from the EU are supposed to have free entrance, disabled visitors from other parts of the world may be given free admission.
• The pictures below are 5 meters away from the ticket booth.
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• Instead of going through the handicapped gate and down the steep long ramp, head to the right where a staff member can escort you to a newly constructed elevator down to the Roman Forum.
The pathway to the outdoor elevator is shown on the left.
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The picture below was taken from down inside the Roman Forum and shows the steep ramp on the right and the elevator on the left.
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The grounds of the Forum have some smooth ground and some that is very rough such as the enormous cobblestones shown on the right.
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The southern side of the Roman Forum area contains a newly constructed handicapped toilet.
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• Wheelchair visitors will need to roll over the uneven ground shown in the picture on the left (but will not need to go up the steps). • The bathroom is up a small ramp shown in the image on the right.
It has a sink that has room for wheelchair users’ knees to fit under.
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• There is a grab bar on the left side of the toilet. • The grab bar on the right side of the toilet is unfortunately oriented vertically instead of horizontally.
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