This week I decided to take something from one of the most beautiful places we have on our Earth, as far as architecture is concerned (at least in my opinion). In particular, the building we will be looking at is The Colosseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, located in Rome, Italy. This is a building built from primarily concrete and stone, and the largest amphitheater in all of the Roman Empire. It is definitely considered one of the greatest works of both engineering and architecture from the Roman culture. Incredibly, it still stands today in *decent* condition, after the building of it was completed around 80 AD!!!! It is said that the Colosseum could hold between 50,000-80,000 spectators for various public spectacles like staged sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, dramas and tragedies based on mythology and literature of the time, and etc. The Colosseum was a building used for entertainment originally, but later used for purposes like housing, workshops, and religious quarters (shrines and such). I imagine not much is known about the original designer/architect who created the structure, as it was so very long ago - but what an incredible feat they accomplished. I can only imagine their reaction to the structure still standing today in the 20th century, where we have fancy technology like touch-screen phones and computers.
been there and done that great place
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