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Okay, a little backtracking. Before my teacher's surprise tour, we actually did stop at the Colosseum, but I felt it deserved it's own entry. So here it is, in all it's grandeur, the Flavian Ampitheater. It really is a sight to see in person. The only wish I'd have is that it could have been better preserved over the centuries, like the Pantheon. So much of its original prestige and beauty. Unfortunately, it is just one of many ruins that fell victim to decay from disuse and vandalism, and even theft as other builders would steal materials from the site. You can even see the pollution of the modern era and how much it's grimed it up. I do find it amusing though to see the small vertical section of more cleaned exterior - apparently they ran out of many so the people hired to clean it just stopped and left. Even still, the Colosseum possesses a certain wonder about it that makes you want to stare for hours at the engineering and architectural marvel of all the technological advances that went into this one stadium.
... one advantage of the crumbling features is that it makes it esay to see some of the labyrinth of vaulted passage ways and entrances that went all around the entire stadium, bringing inovative ways for efficient crowd control to the ancient architecture.
... of course, it is very tourist-y, and there were people dressed as Roman soldiers and gladiators everywhere.
Nearby the Colosseum stands the Arch of Constantine, one of the many Triumphal arches around the country, commemorating Constantine's victories
Okay, a little backtracking. Before my teacher's surprise tour, we actually did stop at the Colosseum, but I felt it deserved it's own entry. So here it is, in all it's grandeur, the Flavian Ampitheater. It really is a sight to see in person. The only wish I'd have is that it could have been better preserved over the centuries, like the Pantheon. So much of its original prestige and beauty. Unfortunately, it is just one of many ruins that fell victim to decay from disuse and vandalism, and even theft as other builders would steal materials from the site. You can even see the pollution of the modern era and how much it's grimed it up. I do find it amusing though to see the small vertical section of more cleaned exterior - apparently they ran out of many so the people hired to clean it just stopped and left. Even still, the Colosseum possesses a certain wonder about it that makes you want to stare for hours at the engineering and architectural marvel of all the technological advances that went into this one stadium.
... one advantage of the crumbling features is that it makes it esay to see some of the labyrinth of vaulted passage ways and entrances that went all around the entire stadium, bringing inovative ways for efficient crowd control to the ancient architecture.
... of course, it is very tourist-y, and there were people dressed as Roman soldiers and gladiators everywhere.
Nearby the Colosseum stands the Arch of Constantine, one of the many Triumphal arches around the country, commemorating Constantine's victories
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