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The three main proposals were the expansion of Stadio Flaminio, [13] a new stadium in south-western Rome near EUR, [13] or renovation of the Olimpico. [13] The Stadio Flaminio expansion was quickly dropped due to lack of space, [ 13 ] and a new stadium would have taken too long; [ 13 ] architects opposed hasty construction and poor urban ...
The Circus Maximus (Latin for "largest circus"; Italian: Circo Massimo) is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue in Rome, Italy.In the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills, it was the first and largest stadium in ancient Rome and its later Empire.
The Stadium of Domitian (Italian: Stadio di Domiziano), also known as the Circus Agonalis, was located under the present Piazza Navona which follows its outline and incorporates its remains, to the north of the ancient Campus Martius in Rome, Italy. The Stadium was commissioned around AD 80 by Emperor Titus Flavius Domitianus as a gift to the ...
Piazza Navona (pronounced [ˈpjattsa naˈvoːna]) is a public open space in Rome, Italy.It is built on the site of the 1st century AD Stadium of Domitian and follows the form of the open space of the stadium in an elongated oval. [1]
According to the architect Enrico Del Debbio, the sports complex was designed as an "architectonic complex of severe monumentality ... the result is the emergence of a monumental group, which can be traced back to the greatest monuments of ancient Rome." [3] The impressive statues of the Stadio dei Marmi resemble the ancient Roman Foro ...
The so-called "Hippodrome" or "Stadium" of Domitian (160 x 48 m) extends over the entire eastern side of the Domus Augustana. It has the appearance of a Roman Circus but is too small to accommodate chariots. In reality, it was a large and elaborate sunken garden and most of the statuary in the nearby Palatine museum comes from the Stadium. [6]