The Colosseum is 1,935 years old and it is still the largest amphitheatre ever built. The outer wall originally rose 48 metres, the height of a modern 16-storey building, and the arena floor covered 3,357 square metres. It held 50,000 spectators who entered through 80 numbered arches. The building was completed in 80 AD under […]
Categories: Cities, Italy, Rome, Sights, Sights, Virtual Travel
Determining the exact geographical centre of Europe is a surprisingly complicated exercise. The answer depends entirely on which borders you choose, which islands you include, and which calculation method you apply. Several locations across the continent claim the title, each supported by different scientific or historical reasoning. Since the last major re-estimation in 1989, the […]
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