My Trip To The Colosseum

Last year I visited the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.
I had a fantastic time and I learnt a lot about this beautiful and famous landmark.

This beautiful building was built in 80 and it is one of the ancient buildings in the world. Many famous people have visited it. The Colosseum is shaped like an ellipse, in which - Arena same shape. The first took under his protection Colosseum Pope Benedict XVI.

Colosseum inside and outside
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Colosseum - the greatest amphitheater of ancient times. Mighty walls of the Colosseum divided into four tiers of arcades solid in the ground floor they were to enter and exit. The length of the outer ellipse Colosseum is 524 meters high axis - 187.77 m, minor axis - 155.64 m, the length of the arena - 85.75 m, width of 53.62 m, the height of the walls - from 48 to 50 meters. At such sizes it can accommodate a crowd of up to 87,000.
The Roman Colosseum was known as the place in which the Romans killed hundreds and thousands of people and animals. Animals and people with criminal records were made to fight in the Coliseum stadium in the struggle for survival, many lost their lives . And because of the war Colosseum was destroyed .