The Colosseum, 7280 AD Rome, Italy

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The Colosseum, 72-80 AD Rome, Italy
It was planned under the Emperor Vespasian and
dedicated in 80 AD by his successor Titus as an
amphitheater for gladiatorial games and public
entertainment.
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The Colosseum is 4 stories of stone, brick , and
concrete.


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The Colosseum is 4 stories of stone, brick , and
concrete.

The exterior is ashlar masonry dry-jointed
blocks held in place by metal cramps and dowels.

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Classical Rome
The Colosseum is 4 stories of stone, brick , and
concrete.

The exterior is ashlar masonry dry-jointed
blocks held in place by metal cramps and dowels.
It is a complete oval (615 x 510 ft) and covers 6
acres.
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Each story has a different column 1) Doric, 2)
Ionic, 3) Corinthian, 4)Corinthian, flat on one
side.

Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
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Each story has a different column 1) Doric, 2)
Ionic, 3) Corinthian, 4)Corinthian, flat on one
side.

Arches on the inside are openings of barrel
vaults.
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Classical Rome
Each story has a different column 1) Doric, 2)
Ionic, 3) Corinthian, 4)Corinthian, flat on one
side.

Arches on the inside are openings of barrel
vaults.
It could seat 50,000 people and be emptied in
minutes through its 80 exits.
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Pantheon, 118-125 AD
The Pantheon was a temple dedicated to all the
gods.
It was built by the emperor Hadrian, a successor
to Trajan.
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The Pantheon is 142 ft. high and 140 ft. across.
It is a simple but massive form
a cylinder,
topped by a hemispherical dome,
fronted by a columned rectangular porch.
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The dome is a perfect half sphere carved out with
recessed squares called coffers which lightens
the dome visually and structurally.
The only opening is 29 foot wide oculus or eye at
very top of the dome.
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Around the base are 7 niches for statues of
sky gods Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars,
Jupiter, and Saturn.
In 7th century, it became a Christian church and
still is today.
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