A round Roman arena – Colosseum

The Colosseum, while start building Amphitheatrum Flavium called in Latin. After that, world known as the Colosseum, while the Italians are familiar with the name Colosseo more.

Colosseum nearly 2.000 years

Located in the southeast of the city of Rome, from the central station Termini, catch the metro line B to the Colosseum just over ten minutes with 2 euro.

Arena was built around the year 70 A.C, Emperor Vespasian. This is the largest building built in Empire Ma, completed in 80 AD under Titus.

Lowest lounge area located on the periphery of the arena Flowering plants on the two thousand year old ruins

Emperor Domitian under, many editing operations have been made to conform as the arena for gladiatorial competitions, imitation exercises, hunt animal, classical theater performances in public. Century 6-12, arena was transferred to use as housing, craft workshops, church, cemetery, store, fortress…

An animal pens for hunting activities in theater

This work is a freestanding structure, It is built on a flat ground, in the valley between the hills Caeli, Esquiline Hill and Palatine Hill. Between this hill there is a stream flowing through the channel, has now been leveled.

According to the initial version, Colosseo in height 48 m (four floors), length 189 m and width 156 m. 80 entrance leads generated around theater, each entrance has numbered provides easy find the seating position to the inside.

Arena was designed with a capacity to 75.000 people A seating area in the arena left

The dome Roll, corridors and up and down steps leading to the seat is specially designed to create a favorable exit system, help people to escape from the arena within minutes of an emergency.

Aisle level 2 and the corridor leading to the sidelines

initially, arena was built of stucco and stone. However, after repeatedly damaged by earthquake, fire, mainly southern regions arena, primitive materials stolen. The pedestal, station, column, from theater is used as a building material, and other works in Rome.

The restoration, This recovery has added new brick materials to build the arena, clear traces today.

The damaged pillar is aligned left in theater

Centuries, most of the south side of the arena works primarily damaged by earthquakes and weathering of time. However, northern perimeter of the arena still intact with traces of the century restored 19.

Colosseum has long been seen as a symbol of the Roman Empire and is one of the architectural form most beautiful Roman remains. Is the world's largest arena, Colosseum is also fascinating sights of Rome. Many cultural activities are major Italian cultural happening in theater. Every year on Easter Friday, Pope parade torchbearers to Colosseo.

Lowest basement area, where wild beasts and gladiators were kept waiting until now play North wall system