The Italian capital city's most famous landmark was...

The Italian capital city's most famous landmark was brightly lit to mark a visit by former Illinois governor George Ryan. Rome has been illuminating the gladiator's arena every time a positive development in the fight against the death penalty worldwide occurs since 1999.
The Colosseum first shone for Ryan in January 2000 when he announced a moratorium on executions and a second time on January 11, 2003 after he announced the commutation of the death sentences of 167 people on the Illinois death row and pardoned four others.
Ryan, in Italy to campaign for a worldwide moratorium on executions, was also nominated honorary president of Hands Off Cain, that first launched this campaign on an international level in 1993.
On the second day of his visit to Italy, the former governor met Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini and Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni.