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Colosseo
Made by klausthebest
The Coliseum was built of brick and covered with travertine in a valley between the hills Palatine, Celio and Esquilino, after draining a small lake that Nero used for the Domus Aurea. The building of four storeys, with a height of 48.50 metres and an extension elliptical covering an area of approximately 19000 square meters, measuring axis greater than 188m and 156m less. The first floor is high with 10.50m semi Doric style, the second highest of about two metres is formed by Ionic columns, the third high 11.60m has Corinthian columns while the fourth wall with small square windows. At this level there are also holes required to support the beams of velario that, in ancient times, was used to protect spectators from the sun flying. The Coliseum is made up of areas that we could access through ladders and tunnels in which, during the shows, vendors were placed chickpeas, beverages and pillows. Along the sidelines, including places for the senators and members of the court was built by order of the stage of the emperor Augustus ( pulvinar). It was probably entitled to access through an underground corridor known as passage of Commodus, the fact that, in a passage of the Roman History, Dione Cassius tells how the emperor Commodus had suffered an attack in what was described as a dark ways. The elliptical arena, Flavian Amphitheater, which measures along the approximately 77m to 46, was formed by a wooden desk covered with sand. To access existed two inputs: west Gateway Triumphalis, which entered the gladiators or animals, and to the east Gateway Libitinensis, which were taken away the lifeless bodies of fighters (Labitinia Goddess of Death) . Under the arena of the Coliseum extended several corridors and environments destined to host the gladiators and wild beasts that could be brought to centre stage by forklifts and ramps. Along the edges paved the arena there was a porch to two orders of which there were received around the remains while running at a pavement with marble which was set on the velarium. Outside the building you can see inscriptions that recall the work of consolidating the amphitheatre and especially the prohibition of Pope Benedict XIV to pillage the monument.
The Colosseum at night (HDR)
Made by josago
Well, here you are my first attempt at HDR imaging. I made this photograph merging 5 shots at different exposure levels. I know it is nothing special but at least it is a beginning. Olympus SP560-UZ, ISO 50, f/2.8, exposure times: 15, 8, 4, 2 and 1/1.3.
Arco di Costantino
Made by minipixel
This Triumphal Arch was dedicated in AD 315 to celebrate Constantine's victory three years before over his co-emperor, Maxentius.
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Made by doctormauri73
N82 - Roma - Colosseo
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Made by juandesant
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