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Photography | Roman Colosseum


The construction of the Flavian Amphitheater (Colosseum), which is named after the Gens Flavia,
began in AD 72 under the emperor Vespasian. 

The amphitheater, inaugurated by Titus in AD 80 and completed by his brother Domitian in AD 82,
​is the most imposing building of the antiquity among those destined for gladiatorial fights and mock hunts. 


The name "Colosseum" appeared for the first time in the 8th century, might derive from the memory of the colossal statue of Nero,
 which stood in the vicinity of the monument. The admission to the spectacles was free; in fact, they gave the opportunity
to those who offered them 
to prove their generosity. On particular events the spectacles could last for several days.

The structure is made of blocks of travertine, bricks and blocks of tufa. 
The exterior of the building is divided into four levels that add up to a total height of about 50 meters (164 feet). 
The last level was crowned with a marble colonnade. 
The building has an elliptical shape with a long axis of 188 meters(617 feet) and a short one of 156 meters (512 feet).
In the center of the building there was the arena, a wooden floor (now partly reconstructed on the eastern side) 
on which the games took place and that was covered with sand. 
The last spectacle held in the Colosseum dates back to AD 523.
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Early evening at the Colosseum

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Arches

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Walking between "the lines"

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The restored "arena" and the main entrance in the back

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The doors in the Colosseum

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Partial view

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Colosseum arches in golden and sky

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Old and New

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The space under the arena

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Walk like a senator in the Colosseum

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Waiting for closure

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The Vatican and Saint Peter basilica


Pope Francesco at the last mass of 2013

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The Pope Francesco at the Vatican

Catholic school girls "cheering" Pope Francesco

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Rome from the Cupola of Saint Peter basilica

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The Vatican and Saint Peter basilica

Saint Peter basilica during Christmas and at night 

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The Tapestry museum in the Vatican

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The Vatican museums

The Map museum at the Vatican

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The Sistine Chapel

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Saint Peter basilica inside

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One of the sections in Saint Peter basilica

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Cupola at the Saint Peter basilica in wide angle view

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The Vatican and Saint Peter basilica

Rome from the top of the Saint Peter basilica in 8mm on a rainy day

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Rome


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Colosseum from across the street

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The Roman Forum complex

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Roman Forum to the right

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Roman Forum to the left

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Caesar of today

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The Pantheon

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Pantheon in Rome, Italy

Trevi Fountain 

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Trastevere streets

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Trastevere neighborhood in Rome, Italy

Self-explanatory 

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