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Colosseum:

As the most recognisable mounument in Rome, the Colosseum does not fail to impress. Begun in 72 AD under the orders of Roman Emperor Vespasian and finished 8 years later under his son, the Flavian Ampitheatre (as it was then called) was actually built on the site of an drained lake where Nero had once erected a statue of himself. Only a section of the outer ring is still standing, but this does not detract from the grandeur of the Colosseum. The interior is even more impressive - there was sufficient seating room for up to 87,000 spectators and the numerous passageways below floor level (where the gladiators, animals and prisoners would await their fate in the arena) demonstrate the sophistication of Roman architecture. One amazing fact, and a precursor to modern stadiums, is that the whole Colosseum used to be covered with canvas to protect spectators from the elements!
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