The Colosseum ancient amphitheatre in Rome, Italy 1 762
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The Colosseum ancient amphitheatre is one of the best-known monuments in the world and the largest amphitheatre in history. Construction of the Colosseum was finished in AD 80.
In the ancient times the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and (usually cruel) shows. Today it is an important landmark and a museum. The admission fee is charged at the entrance (with some exceptions).
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Photo-report from a family trip to Italy (29)
This is a photo-report from a family trip to Italy. In the photo you can see Naples (on the way to Pompeii and Vesuvius), Pompeii (View of Vesuvius), Italian life in the suburbs of Naples, a walk around the city of Pompeii, Siena (Italians are very fond of taking care of plants, so it's so beautiful, Rome (view of Cathedral of St. Peter), pilgrims in the Vatican, St. Peter's Cathedral in the Vatican, the Pope's guards, the Colosseum, the Pantheon, Venice and her only woman, the gondolier, Naples, Florence, etc.
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