Here are the dimensions and some size facts about the Colosseum
· It could have held about 80,000 spectators
· It covered 6 acres
· It is about 12 stories high (187 ft. or 50 meters)
· It is 156 meters (510 ft.) long
· The outer circumference is was 545 meters (1,788 ft.)
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The dimensions of the Colosseum are 620 feet long and 513 feet wide. It's height is 157 feet 6 inches. The floor of the arena, where the action took place, is an oval, 287 feet long and 180 feet wide.
The Colloseum is located in Europe, Italy, it was a theater where gladiators fought and people watched. It was built sometime during A.D. but with the earthquakes and fires it is damaged. It is getting rebuilt next month. It might take 3 years to finish.
No. In fact most of the scenes from the Colosseum were computer generated.
they have fights there
There is only one Colosseum. It is the Flavian amphitheater in the city of Rome. All the others are simply amphitheaters, sometimes named. An amphitheater was an oval, usually open air, arena, used for spectator events. Modern amphitheaters are generally roofed.
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