The Colosseum is located south of Piazza Venezia in Rome, the capital of Italy.
Rome has a warm climate with distinct seasons and a Mediterranean climate, with hot and dry summers and warm and humid winters.
"When there was a grand colosseum, when there was Rome, when the Colosseum was destroyed, when Rome was destroyed." In people's minds, the gladiatorial arena has long been a symbol of the spirit and culture of Rome and the Roman Empire, interpreting the so-called Western civilization that has risen, become increasingly powerful, and has been carrying bloody storms and rain for hundreds of years. And now, time has passed, the years have changed, through the long tunnel of time, the greatness and glory of the Roman Empire have disappeared and buried in history. But the arena is like a witness, after nearly two thousand years of wind and rain, although the appearance is somewhat broken, like an old man, but its image, its charm, its style is still, silently conveying and inheriting the message of Roman politics, culture and thought.
Walking in the Roman Colosseum, nostalgic for history and reality, touching the shock brought by antiquities, standing here, it seems that in the shadow of time and space, you can see history falling together, between joy and sorrow, interpreting the immortal legend of human nature. After a thousand years of wind and rain, there are no more competitions, no more gladiatorial fights, no more disasters of people and animals, no more excitement of spectators dancing, everything is so natural and quiet, even a sparrow can fly freely and lightly here. But we can't, the mood is a little heavy, the thought is a little depressed, it is not clear whether it is to go to a ruin, an ancient building, or to a history, a history that has had colorful colors, a history that has decayed but promotes the modern rationality of the West. At that time, the Romans, who had become conquerors of a large land, wanted to enjoy the life of the victors, so the captives, death row prisoners, or disobedient slaves became gladiators who fought each other, and also became the entertainment of the nobles. This kind of beast fighting performance, which has lost humanity, lost the way of the beast, and has lost the right way of the world, lasted until 523. One should remember Emperor De Orico, who may not have been a famous emperor, but during his reign, humanity finally prevailed, and there was no longer a bloody storm in the grand gladiatorial arena. Today, the ruins of the broken walls and the barren smoke and vines tell the ups and downs of more than two thousand years, and also mellow the meaning of culture and history.
In terms of function, scale, technology and artistic style, the Colosseum is one of the masterpieces of ancient Roman architecture, and the most worthy of appreciation is the Roman column that later became famous. Whether it is the exterior wall of the Colosseum or the 240 large arches and countless small arches inside, they are supported by different columns, because of the unique design, it seems to enlarge the standing human body, so that the strength and beauty of the Roman columns have been well combined, people do not feel small in the majestic building, and the vision does not feel empty. In a sense, the Roman column is the posture of the Romans standing. In front of tall buildings, people only oppose the arches composed of columns and frame edges, direct and concrete, and there is no need to look up, no need to inferiority. Especially in the grand arena, the grandeur of the arena is majestic from a distance, and the curved arches are undulating up close, which can be called the most magnificent and superb building in the ancient world. It is generally an oval shape, the outer wall is about 50 meters high, equivalent to the height of 12 floors, the maximum diameter is 188 meters, the minimum diameter is 156 meters. The first and second floors of the building are supported by giant stone columns, roman columns fully demonstrate their value, the vaults are made of cement and brick, and the three or more floors are basically cement, and the appearance is pasted with gorgeous stones. Ancient Roman architecture was able to meet a variety of complex engineering requirements, relying mainly on highly horizontal arch structures to obtain a wide interior space. The arch structure was promoted because of the use of volcanic ash concrete with high strength, convenient construction and inexpensive price. The Grand Arena is the perfect combination of these two technologies, and its design is so advanced that we can still see it in all modern stadiums to this day. It embodies the artistic and scientific nature to the fullest, and it eloquently proves the height reached by ancient Roman architecture, and it deserves to be the immortal symbol of the "Eternal Capital".
As Dickens famously said, "At this time the most powerful, the most solemn, the most solemn, the most magnificent, the most noble image that one can imagine, and the most sad image." In its bloody years, the huge, full of vitality of this large gladiatorial arena did not move anyone, and now it is in ruins, but it can touch everyone who sees it. Thank God it became a ruin. "The great gladiatorial arena, the magnificent image can shake every life in the universe, it has witnessed the glory and barbarism of history, it carries the passage of time and the change of the times.
Yangguan poured down the ancient Roman gladiatorial arena, and the sword and light sword shadow Jinge iron horse seemed to have been carved into the mottled city wall, and it seemed to sound the noise of ancient times.
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