Roman Colosseum - Italy

Original façade of the Colosseum.

Colosseum also known as the Flavian Amphitheater is built in the middle of Rome, Italy and become the largest building of Roman Empire.

The building was totally huge as 188 metre by 156 metre and 48metre height. It could load almost 55,000 spectators with more than 80 entrances. There are 240 masts which are attached to the stone on the 4^th level. The cages for wild animals allocated underground and can enable the animals to the middle of the arena. There is Arch of Constantine which just outside the Colosseum with 25 metre high.

Arch of Constantine.

A panorama of the interior of the Colosseum in 2011.

Emperors used Colosseum for entertaining and providing free games to the people. Those free games were a symbol of prestige and power and help the emperor to become more popular. The games normally took whole day or several days in a week. Colosseum was used for comical acts and exotic animals, executions, dramas until fights between those animals with gladiators or between gladiators. Those fighters normally were slaves, prisoners or criminals. The gladiators mostly are men rather than women, but there are a few women gladiators which are strong enough. These combats were attended by poor, rich and emperor himself. As the fights should made the ground become too soaked with blood, it was covered with a layer of sand which can deliver a fantastic performance on it. In a later era, the Colosseum was also used for housing, workshop and any religious order.

An earthquake in 1349 made the Colosseum fell apart on the southern side. The partially ruined of Colosseum also cause by stone-robbery from the people nearby. Today, Colosseum become one of the most popular tourist place in Rome. Nevertheless, there are number of concerts which been held outside the Colosseum as a natural background of the events.

The Colosseum in Imperial Rome.

Interior of the Colosseum, Rome.

Colosseum after earthquake.