The Pantheon has taken in almost €200,000 in ticket sales since a new ticketing system was introduced at the Rome landmark a week ago, Italy's culture minister announced on Monday. "The numbers relating to the first week of paid entrances to the Pantheon are decidedly positive", said Gennaro Sangiuliano, who told reporters that the Pantheon had welcomed more than 50,000 visitors since it began charging tourists entry fees on 3 July.

The total admissions at the monument over the last week were 51,275, generating €192,173 in ticket sales, reports state broadcaster RAI News. Just over half the tickets were purchased online, a fact hailed by Sangiuliano as "significant" and "a sign of a progressive affirmation" of the new ticketing system.