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Colosseum, Rome, Italy, tiers and arena, overhead view.
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Title
Colosseum
,
Rome
,
Italy
,
tiers
and
arena
,
overhead
view
.
Alternative Title
Flavian
Amphitheater
;
Amphiteatrum
Flavium
.
Date
Dedicated 79 CE; inaugurated 80 CE
Cultural Context
Ancient Roman
Roman
Italian
European
Western European
Style/Period
Roman (ancient Italian style)
Flavian
Early Imperial
Imperial (Roman)
Corinthian (architectural style)
Doric
Ionic
Tuscan (architectural style)
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Amphitheaters (built works)
Theaters (buildings)
Open-air theaters
Arena theaters
Arenas
Stadiums
Sports buildings
Recreation buildings
Entertainment buildings
Buildings
Multistory buildings
Circular (shape)
Circular plan
Recreation
Sports
Games
Gladiators
Overhead views
Interior views
Ellipses
Ovals (plane figures)
Oval (shape)
Rooms
Tunnels
Passages (circulation spaces)
Substructures
Caveae
Seating
Tiers (rows)
Ruins
Archaeological sites
Subject
Architecture
Amphitheaters
Theaters
Open-air theaters
Stadiums
Sports & recreation facilities
Social & civic facilities
Cultural facilities
Buildings
Circular buildings
Sports
Recreation
Games
Contests
Entertainment
Gladiators
Interiors
Rooms & spaces
Passageways
Tunnels
Ruins
Archaeological sites
Description
"
Dedicated
by
Vespasian
in
AD
79
, this
imposing
building...was
built
rapidly
and
inaugurated
by
Titus
in
AD
80....
"
(p.36)
Location Depicted
Rome (Italy)
Italy
Material
Concrete
Travertine
Marble (rock)
Rock
Stone (rock)
Limestone
Tufa
Brick (clay product)
Clay
Work Type
Architecture
Buildings
Theaters
Amphitheaters
Open-air theaters
Archaeological sites
Ruins
Source
Augenti, Andrea, ed. Art and Archaeology of Rome: From Ancient Times to the Baroque. Firenze, It.: Scala; New York: Riverside, 2000. (p.36 top left)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Augenti courtesy: © 2000 SCALA Group S.p.A., Firenze.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
730-18.jpg
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