Overview
- Officers reported unauthorized structural modifications, inadequate evacuation routes, missing certifications, overcrowding, and poor hygiene conditions inside the club.
- The action followed a late-night inspection on January 17–18 at the Via Tagliamento venue, with entrances sealed pending court review.
- Piper’s management says it is providing full cooperation to clarify all aspects and maintains that guest and staff safety has always been a priority.
- Authorities link the move to a wider enforcement drive, noting roughly one in three venues in Rome showed irregularities in 2025 and that inspections continue across other cities.
- Founded in 1965 and long considered a cultural landmark, the club has previously faced temporary closures for public-order and safety concerns.