Colosseum (Rome, Italy)

The Colosseum in the centre of Rome - probably one of the most recognisable structures in the world. In 2007 the Colosseum was named one of the NEW seven wonders of the world. On a recent trip to Rome I visited the Colosseum, back when we booked the trip, this was the first thing both my boyfriend and I had said we wanted to see. We stayed approximately a 10 minute walk from the Colosseum and had decided on a bus trip to get our bearings. We sat on the bus looking around for any sighting of the famous structure and realised as we turned the corner on to Via Claudia we saw it, sitting at the end of the road in all its glory. The ...  Read the complete review

The Colosseum in Rome has to be one of the most easily recognised and impressive structures in the Western world. I am fascinated by it and have visited it several times over the years. ~~~A brief history lesson~~~ In AD 70, about 2,000 years ago, work was begun on the Colosseum, it was built on marshy ground about three miles from the centre of Rome. It took eight years to build but subsequent rulers and Emperors made some design adjustments over the centuries. (Fiddling while Rome was rebuilt?) The architects had an eye on crowd control and it was built with eighty entrance arches so that the 50,000 spectators it held, could come and ...  Read the complete review

For tourists visiting Rome, the Colosseum is usually one of the first ports of call. Located in the centre of the ancient city, the structure, built to stage gladiatorial contests and public spectacles, was completed in 80AD during Emperor Titus' reign. It was a hot day during my visit to the Colosseum, and as such, the crowds were in full flow, eager to get a look inside the ancient structure. The admission fee is around 15 Euros - although to be honest, you can appreciate the building's beauty and get a fairly good look at its inner workings without ever setting foot inside. However, if you do want to enter, the opening times are as follows; Mid ...  Read the complete review

I was in Rome a few years ago with a friend for 5 days and you have to do the tourist thing so we spent the days looking at the sights we had pinpointed we wanted to see and one of these was this fantastic structure. It was a beautiful hot June day as we got on the tube in the heart of Rome at the termini. You have a tube stop conveniently marked "the Colosseum" and as you come out of the doors there it is right in front of you, looking like it has been built at the side of the street rather than the street being built at the side of it!! We decided that we would be better getting a guided tour rather than bumbling round ourselves trying ...  Read the complete review