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,ZhangJinjing2010.7,Colosseum,Contents,1Name2History3PhysicalDescription4Uses5conclusion,anoverallviewofColosseum,innerpartofColosseum,Name,TheColosseum,ortheColiseum,originallytheFlavianAmphitheatre.ThenameAmphitheatrumFlaviumderivesfrombothVespasiansandTitussfamilyname.,AmapofcentralRomeduringtheRomanEmpire,Location,History,Ancient,Vespasiancompleteduptothethirdstory,Titus,finishedandinaugurated,Domitian,constructedthehypogeum,increaseditsseatingcapacity,MapofmedievalRomedepictingtheColosseum,Medieval,Bythelate6thcenturyAsmallchurchhadbeenbuiltintothestructureoftheamphitheatre.Thearenawasconvertedintoacemetery(墓地,公墓).Thenumerousvaultedspacesinthearcades(拱形走道)undertheseatingwereconvertedintohousingandworkshops,andarestillbeingrentedoutaslateasthe12thcentury.,severalchangesofuseduringthemedievalperiod,Around1200Itisusedasacastle.In1349SeveredamagewasinflictedontheColosseumbythegreatearthquakeTheearly19thcenturyAreligiousorder(宗教团体)movedintothenorthernthirdoftheColosseuminthemid-14thcenturyandcontinuedtoinhabitituntilaslateastheearly19thcentury.,PhysicalDescription,ExteriorInteriorseatingArenaandhypogeumSupportingbuildings,TheexterioroftheColosseum,OriginalfaadeoftheColosseum,EntranceLIIoftheColosseum,withRomannumeralsstillvisible,TheinterpartoftheColosseum,Cross-section(横截面图),Itiselliptical.189meters(615ft/640Romanfeet)long,156meters(510ft/528Romanfeet)wide,abasearea:6acres(24,000m2).theheightoftheouterwall:48meters(157ft/165Romanfeet).thecentralarena:87m(287ft)long,55m(180ft)wide,surroundedbyawall5m(15ft)high,SpecialboxeswereprovidedatthenorthandsouthendsrespectivelyfortheEmperorandtheVestalVirgins,providingthebestviewsofthearena.Flankingthematthesamelevelwasabroadplatformorpodiumforthesenatorialclass,whowereallowedtobringtheirownchairs.,Interiorseating,SideviewofColosseumseating,Stone(andlatermarble)seatingwasprovidedforthecitizensandnobles,whopresumablywouldhavebroughttheirowncushionswiththem.Inscriptionsidentifiedtheareasreservedforspecificgroups.,Detailofthehypogeum,Thearenaitselfwas83metersby48meters.Itcomprisedawoodenfloorcoveredbysand,coveringanelaborateundergroundstructurecalledthehypogeum.Itconsistedofatwo-levelsubterraneannetworkoftunnelsandcagesbeneaththearenawheregladiatorsandanimalswereheldbeforecontestsbegan.,Eightyverticalshaftsprovidedinstantaccesstothearenaforcagedanimalsandscenerypiecesconcealedunderneath;largerhingedplatforms,calledhegmata,providedaccessforelephantsandthelike.Substantialquantitiesofmachineryalsoexistedinthehypogeum.Elevatorsandpulleysraisedandloweredsceneryandprops,aswellasliftingcagedanimalstothesurfaceforrelease.,Supportingbuildings,Inadditiontotheamphitheatreitself,manyotherbuildingsnearbywerelinkedtothegames.ImmediatelytotheeastistheremainsoftheLudusMagnus,atrainingschoolforgladiators.,Use,Itwasusedtohostgladiatorialshowsaswellasavarietyofotherevents,Ancienttime,TodayisnowamajortouristattractioninRome,Medieval,Today,Conclusion,SeveredamagewasinflictedontheColosseum.ItisoneofRomesmostpopulartouristattractionsandstillhascloseconnectionswiththeRomanCatholicChurch.,theSevenWondersoftheWorld,TheGreatPyramidofGiza2500BCApproximate-EgyptiansStatueofZeusatOlympia435BC-Greeks-DestroyedFireTempleofArtemisatEphesus550BC-Anatolians-DestroyedFire356BCMausoleumofHalicarnassus315BC-HellenizedCarians-DestroyedEarthquake,LighthouseofAlexandria3rdCenturyBC-HellenisticCivilization-DestroyedEarthqu