And while the current Colosseum project aims to improve visitor services in addition to cleaning and restoring the amphitheater, Quaedvlieg-Mihailovic believes that its underlying problems also need to be addressed -- the main one being the car traffic that surrounds the site and causes the exterior to be tarnished with pollution.

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As well as a new visitor centre, the Battle of Bannockburn project will see remedial works to the existing historic monuments, including the rotunda, flagpole and Bruce statue, all of which will be restored to their former glory.

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He said villagers offered ideas including a visitor centre and information boards, and that his project tied in with council plans to move the village school.

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Other lottery projects stuck visitor attractions into areas with no links to the theme of the project.

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He also hopes to see a pilot project on the recycling of organic waste for agricultural use in Gaza, and training and visitor exchanges on issues such as urban planning and public space management.

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