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• Reused: Reutilizada• Workshops: Talleres• Quarters: Cuarteles• Quarry: Cantera• Shrine: Santuario• Torchlit: Antorchas
Roman Coliseum
Ludy Alejandra Rengifo Rodriguez
• *ORIGINALLY THE FLAVIAN A AMPHITHEATRE.
*IT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST WORKS OF ROMAN ARCHITECTURE AND ROMAN ENGINEERING.
*OCCUPYING A SITE JUST EAST OF THE ROMAN FORUM.
*CAPABLE OF SEATING 50,000 SPECTATORS.
*THE COLOSSEUM WAS U USED FOR GLADIATORIAL C CONTESTS AND PUBLIC S
SPECTACLES.
*THE BUILDING CEASED TO TO BE USED FOR ENTERTAINMENT IN THE
EARLY MEDIEVAL ERA. IT WAS LATER REUSED FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS HOUSING AND WORKSHOPS.
*IT IS ONE OF ROME'S MOST POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS AND STILL HAS CLOSE CONNECTIONS WITH THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
*ON 7TH JULY 2007, IT WAS CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE NEW SEVEN WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD.
It is now a major tourist attraction in Rome with thousands of tourists each year paying to view the interior arena, though entrance for EU citizens is partially subsidised, and under-18 and over-65 EU citizens' entrances are free.
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