Colosseum - Ancient landmark of Italy

Tourists who have the opportunity to visit Rome, Italy certainly cannot miss a visit to the Colosseum. With the travel experiences shared below, visitors will fully enjoy their trip to Rome

Colosseum, symbol of Rome

The Colosseum is one of 230 remaining Roman-era arenas in the world. It is one of the few arenas preserved in its original state and is the largest arena preserved today.
This project was built around 70 - 72 AD. Construction began under King Vespasian and was completed in 80 under King Titus. After being destroyed many times by natural disasters and fierce battles, the building was more or less revised and created the Roman Colosseum until today. This is a quite outstanding construction compared to other arenas of the same time.
Do not use the usual building architecture of ancient Roman arenas. This structure was partly built next to the slope to serve as a pillar, so it can be seen that the Colosseum is a free-standing structure with a giant elliptical shape. Around the stage are built many rows of stairs used as seats for the audience. Below the stage area is a system of walkways as well as rooms dedicated to logistics.
Arena and Hypogeum
The central area of ​​the entire project is the competition floor. Visitors coming here will surely wonder why the remaining arena is only ⅓ flat. In fact, this flat part has been restored to make it easier for visitors to admire.
The jagged rock section ⅔ is called the hypogeum, which is part of the underground network in the arena. The Hypogeum was built in two parts, including a network of tunnels and an animal cage located under the floor of the Roman Colosseum.
Fighters or slaves as well as beasts will prepare before competing here. However, in reality, the hypogeum does not belong to the original architecture, but is just an additional design during the reign of King Domitian (81 - 96).

Surrounding the competition floor and hypogeum is an area for spectators. To be able to visit the grandstand area, visitors will take the stairs to each floor. Along the way in each area, artifacts excavated here will be displayed.
From above the stands area, visitors can clearly see the stage below. Historically this large section of stands could hold up to 50,000 spectators. Seating positions in the stands will be arranged gradually according to the origin and position of the viewers. The standing area below the Colosseum is for the wealthy elite, the poor will sit above. The first row closest to the ring is made of marble reserved for the emperor and officials of that time.

The standing area below the Colosseum is for the wealthy elite, the poor will sit above. The first row closest to the ring is made of marble reserved for the emperor and officials of that time.