Colosseum

Colosseum

Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheater constructed in between 70 to 80 AD in Central Rome, by the two emperors of Flavian Dynasty. With the outer walls, the Colosseum is 189 m long and 156 m wide with a total perimeter of 545 m, covering a total area of 24000 m2. The colosseum is supposed to have an enormous capacity to hold 50000 spectators.
The two emperors who ruled the country while the theater was being constructed were Vespasian and his successor Titus. The colosseum had 80 entrances which were made for public to escape the building safely and fast in case of accident. 76 of the total entrances were used by commoners and one was revered for the emperor and 3 were used by other prominent people.
Though the colosseum is famous for gladiator fight, various other activities like religious activities and cultural performances were also carried out the theater.
The colosseum was constructed by using stones and concrete. The arena was made with wodden base covered with sand and was 87 m long and 55 m wide, surrounded by a 5 m tall wall from all sides above which there was stepped seating arrangement. The north portion of the arena was reserved for emperor and his people. The outer wall of the Colosseum is 48 m high and the stones of the outer wall were joined with iron clamps.

Today most of the surrounding walls and most of the 80 entrances are ruined as an effect of earthquakes and also because of stone robberies. The northern wall of the Colosseum still exists and the building is a major tourist attraction of Italy. The Colosseum has been declared as the World Heritage Site by UNESCO and has been included in ‘New Seven Wonders of the World’ as a result of the worldwide poll conducted by New Open World Corporation.

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