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The Colosseum is today one of Rome's most popular tourist attractions, receiving millions of visitors annually. [citation needed] The effects of pollution and general deterioration over time prompted a major restoration programme carried out between 1993 and 2000, at a cost of 40 billion lire ($19.3 million or €20.6 million at 2000 prices).
Construction of the Colosseum started under Vespasian in a low valley surrounded by the Caelian, Esquiline and Palatine hills. The site became available to Nero by the Great Fire of Rome in AD 64 and redeveloped for his personal enjoyment with the construction of a huge artificial lake in the Domus Aurea, and a colossal statue of himself.
The Church of the Gesù was the first Baroque structure, built in 1568 The current St. Peter's Basilica was finished in 1626. 1568 - The Jesuits build the early Baroque Church of the Gesù. 1571 - Caravaggio is born. 1585 - Rome's streets are re-planned by Pope Sixtus V. 1595 - The frescos in the Palazzo Farnese are begun by Annibale Carracci.
The Colosseum opened in the year 80 A.D. and was the largest building in Rome at that time. The stadium held gladiator games where warriors would battle until their death, but those games were ...
By Philip Pullella Rome's Colosseum might be leaning slightly but its stability is not in danger, said officials who on Tuesday announced that the ancient amphitheatre is about to undergo its ...
The heart of Rome's Colosseum will reopen to the publicfollowing renovation work funded by Italian fashion group Tod’sThe work on the labyrinth, known as the hypogea, took two years to completeA ...