Colosseum

Colosseum

The construction of the Colosseum began in 72 AD with the Emperor Vespasian and endedin 80 AD with the Emperor Titus.

After its construction, the Colosseum became the largest Roman amphitheater with its 118 meters in length, 156 meters in width and 57 meters in height.

In the basement of the Colosseum, service areas (hypogeum) were built, divided into a large central passage along the major axis and twelve corridors arranged symmetrically on both sides. Here were the elevators that allowed the ascent during the fighting.

Colosseum is today the symbol of Rome in the world and has beendeclared one of the New Seven Wonders of the World becoming a historical and archaeological theater able to remind us of the greatness and majesty of the Roman Empire.

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