The most impressive of the roman amphitheaters , the flavian amphitheater was built between ad 70 and 81 , and was later called the colosseum , due to its proximity to a colossal statue of nero .
However the world 's economy fares , tourists are unlikely to abandon mickey mouse in favour of a roman theme park . But foreigners will always want to visit the colosseum and the vatican museums , or make a pilgrimage to paris to see the mona lisa .
Using riches plundered from jerusalem and proceeds from increased taxes , he launched a major public works program and started building the colosseum - the most ambitious and best-preserved of his projects .
The colosseum of leptis magna libda , a common landmark in many mediterranean cities .
leptismagnalibda圆形竞技场,常见于地中海沿岸城市
The only thing they had to fill their interrupted sunday afternoon was the sight of salomon 's blood-drenched gladiators , gutted before their eyes on the sand of the colosseum .
The financial times architecture critic edwin heathcote calls the bird 's nest " possibly the most inventive , beautiful and extraordinary stadium to have been built since rome 's colosseum " .
Although in the 21st century it stays partially ruined due to damage caused by devastating earthquakes and stone-robbers , the colosseum is an iconic symbol of imperial rome and its breakthrough achievements in earthquake engineering .
The colosseum plans to open the underground section in augus
斗兽场计划打开在奥古斯(augus)的地下区域。
But not much has happened since-in part because of public outrage at scare stories about flogging the colosseum .
但此事并无下文,部分原因是公众对出售罗马圆形大剧场的恐怖故事感到愤怒。
The shopping center copies old italian-style architecture with florentine arcades , a grand canal , bridges , and a building that resembles a roman colosseum .