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Colosseum

Colosseum, Rome
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Quick Facts
City  Rome
Country  Italy
Year  72 - 80
Height  49,0m / 161ft
Floors  4
Surface  3.357m2 / 36,134sq ft
Realisation
Developer  Emperor Vespasian
Building Info
Name  Colosseum
Alias  Flavian Amphitheater
Materials  concrete
travertine
tufa
marble
brick
Address  Piazza del Colosseo
Notes
The elliptical building is 188m long and 156m wide
The arena itself measures 75m by 44m
There was about 30000 meters of seating space spread over 50 rows
The building had 80 entrances, 4 of which were preserved for the emperor, the imperial family and the vestals.
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