Saturday, November 9, 2013

Colosseum

Colosseum : Rome has got a famous historical architecture “Colosseum” which used to be war game stadium in those days & one of the Famous Places in Italy. It is Also known as Flavian Amphitheatre which is an Elipitical Amphitheatre located in center of Roman city and was built nearly 2000 years ago. It is estimated that the roman Colosseum can hold 60,000 to 80,000 spectators for watching gladiator competition, animal hunts, mock sea battles etc.. The inner part of Colosseum is divided into 3 parts as Arena, Cavea & Podium. The arena had a wood floor included with sand to avoid the fighters  slipping and soak in the blood. Trapdoors led as a result of the metro chambers as well as passageways under the arena bottom – the hypogeum. The cavea, was meant for spectator seating, was split into 3 tiers: knights in the lowest tier, wealthy citizens in the middle and the plebs in the highest tier. The podium, a wide terrace while watching tiers regarding seats, ended up being reserved for emperors, senators as well as VIPs. This master piece of monument expresses the majesty & mighty power of ancient rome.

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