Colosseum

The coliseum is in the center of Rome, Italy .it is considered as the largest ever build in Roman Empire. Build with best Roman architecture and roman engineering who produces perfect job. It was build between 70and 80 AD under the empire of Vespeasian it was modify during Domitian’s reign (81-96)
The cliesum can hold up to 50,000 spectators. It was used for gladiatorial games, games such as mock sea battles animals hunt, and dramas based on classic mythology.




The site choose to build colosseum was a flat area on the floor of a low valley between the caelian, Esquiline and palatine hills through which a canalized stream ran. in 1749 Pope Paul endorsed as official church policy the view that the colosseum was a sacred site due to the martyred of the early Christians. It was forbidden to use colosseum as a quarry and constructed the building to the passion of Christ and install station of the cross
Co;llosian is an iconic symbol of imperial Rome. It is one of the main tourist attractions in Rome. It is connected to the Roman Catholic Church as every Good Friday pope leads the torchlit way of the cross procession that start in the area around colosseum.
The colosseum is also depicted on the Italian version of the five –cent euro coin.

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