and Keats, in which he wondered: "Who, then was Cestius, / and what is he to me?" In 2001, the pyramid's entrance and interior underwent restoration. In 2011, further work was announced to clean and restore the pyramid's badly damaged marble cladding, through which water seepage has endangered the frescoes within. The restoration is sponsored by Japanese businessman Yuzo Yagi, whose €1-million donation resulted in a call for tenders to carry out the work issued by the Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma whose officials drew up the project and are supervising such an intervention along with Italy's Ministry of Cultural Heritage. Restoration work started in March 2013. The pyramid is the namesake of the Piramide station of the Rome Metro. See also List of ancient monuments in Rome References External links Sepulchrum Caii Cestii in Platner's Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome Description in the site of the "Soprintendenza Speciale per il Colosseo, il MNR e l'Area archeologica di Roma" Piramide Cestia https://www.turismoroma.it/it/luoghi/piramide-cestia 12 BC Buildings and structures completed in the 1st century BC Ancient Roman tombs and cemeteries in Rome Pyramids in Europe Latin inscriptions 1st-century BC inscriptions Tourist attractions in Rome Rome R. XX Testaccio