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Best Reasons to visit Colosseum of Rome, Italy
- It is one of the greatest feats of Roman architecture and a famous landmark of the city of Rome.
- Colosseum was built between A.D 70 and A.D 80 by emperor Vespasian, to stage a fight between gladiators and wild animals.
- The 485-foot tall colosseum is 156 meters wide and covers an area of 24000 square meters.
- Originally built as a four-story building that has 80 entrances, 36 trap doors and capacity to hold up to 50000 spectators.
- There were underground cage and passageways for keeping and transporting wild animals for gladiatorial fights.
- There was a separate seating arrangement for low-class people, high-class people, and a royal family.
- Colosseum abandoned in the 5th century with the end of the Roman empire.
- It was also heavily damaged by the earthquakes of A.D 847 and A.D 1231.