Colosseum Marble Seat

Anfiteatro flavio aɱfiteˈaːtro ˈflaːvjo or colosseo kolosˈsɛːo is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of rome italy built of travertine limestone tuff volcanic rock and brick faced concrete it was the largest amphitheatre.

Colosseum marble seat.

The colosseum was damaged by lightning and earthquakes in medieval times and even more severely by vandalism. The use of marble which came from a monument dedicated to the emperor implies that the batch of capitals had been made at a later date. Some of the columns are also made of marble. Marble is used both in decoration and the entrances of the cavea in colosseum.

The entrances of the cavea were decorated with marble pieces as well as the balustrades. Lime was used as binder for the cement by adding water. The design of colosseum was so clever that fifty thousand hurrying people could enter show their entry tickets and be seated in 15 minutes. Each arched entrance had a number carved above it.

All the marble seats and decorative materials disappeared as the site was treated as little more than a quarry for more than 1 000 years. The colosseum ˌ k ɒ l ə ˈ s iː ə m kol ə see əm also known as the flavian amphitheatre latin. It was made of limestone which is heated. Such as the stairs and the marble seats.

The number was matched to the entry ticket. The entry tickets told them which entrance to use and where to sit. The first three marble rows were for the nobles and special guests. These were constructed in workshops off site and then fitted into the amphitheatre when required.

The colosseum was a stage for gladiatorial battle or a stage for justice where prisoners or criminals were executed in front of the entire rome. Most of the colosseum s decorations were in marble but they have all but disappeared having been reused in the construction of other buildings in rome. Of the marble decorations of the colosseum. All the marble seats and decorative materials disappeared as the site was treated as little more than a quarry for more than 1 000 years.

The first two or three rows of seats the ones reserved for the senators decorations of niches maybe with tympanums and trabeations. Since the games were public spectacles entrance was free. The colosseum or the flavian amphitheatre is one of the most legendary monuments of ancient roman culture. The construction was started by emperor vespasian and the work was completed under the reign of his son titus.

However people needed tickets. Preservation of the colosseum began in earnest in the 19th century with notable efforts led by pius viii and a restoration project was undertaken in the 1990s.