For years, Rome seemed to have only a high season for tourism given the Italian capital's eternal appeal with foreign visitors. But the coronavirus outbreak that has made Italy second to China in confirmed cases has emptied landmarks of tourists _ and Romans. Photographs taken before and after the emergence of infection will leave you shocked. Take a look at these images as how the eternally packed tourist sites emptied: <br /><br /> Rome's ancient Colosseum before virus on April 8, 2018. (AP Photo) -
Rome's ancient Colosseum on March 11, 2020. (AP Photo)
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In Rome, where a past view showed a gaggle of tourists perched on the steps in the center of the Pantheon's piazza. Image taken on June 7, 2019. (AP Photo)
The current image captures one or two people sitting far apart. Image taken on March 11, 2020. (AP Photo) -
Tourists visiting the ancient Roman forum and the Colosseum, in Rome on April 17, 2015. (AP Photo)
The current image captures emptied tourist site. Image taken on March 11, 2020. (AP Photo) -
Tourists crowded around the monumental Trevi Fountain in Rome on June 12, 2017. (AP Photo)
The coronavirus outbreak that has made Italy second to China in confirmed cases has emptied this popular site in Rome. Image taken on March 11, 2020. (AP Photo) -
Image taken on September 24, 2019 shows the Sant'Angelo bridge leading up to Castel Sant'Angelo, in Rome. (AP Photo)
Now, look at the Castel Sant'Angelo image taken on March 11, 2020, it is just deserted. (AP Photo)
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