A meeting was held yesterday morning at the Ministry of Culture in Rome to take stock of interventions to secure the Garisenda Tower in Bologna. "There are symbolic monuments of each city. The Towers are for Bologna as important as the Colosseum is for Rome, the Duomo is for Milan and the Maschio Angioino is for Naples. They are symbols of our history and identity that we have a duty to protect," said Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano, who attended the meeting. "The Ministry was immediately available to support the municipal administration, which is the owner of the property and which, according to the Cultural Heritage Code, is responsible for its protection. We have earmarked 5 million euros, we are ready to give other resources where necessary, and we will also work with our offices for the inscription in the UNESCO Heritage List".