colosseo

Typology: Archaeology

Location: Rome and Lazio

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Colosseo
Rome, Piazza del Colosseo
Information and booking +39.06.39967700; booking on line: buy; tick@click: buy

Construction of the Colosseum was started under the emperor Vespavian and was completed by his son Titus in 80 A.D. Originally named the amphitheatre of Flavio, it became known as the colosseum because of an enormous bronze statue of Nero which in the second century A.D. was placed near by the monument. The building was used for gladiator fights, hunting simulations involving ferocious and exotic animals and similar entertainments. The building was constructed with blocks of stone and brickwork. The outside is composed of four levels, the first three of which are made up of 80 arches while the fourth is divided into sections interspersed with windows. On this level were placed both stone and wooden supports which held an enormous canopy which served as a roof to protect the spectators from the elements. The brickwork on the inner building was finished with a marble veneer. The arena itself was a huge wooden floor covered with sand while the subterranean passages consisted of a series of tunnels where the wild beasts and various equipment used during spectacles were held. Holding up to 73.000 spectators, entrance to the Colosseum was regulated through a ticket system, with each ticket indicating where the holder should go through the internal passages and corridors to find his or her seat.

Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali, Soprintendenza speciale per i beni archeologici di Roma

Prices:

COLOSSEO/FORO ROMANO and PALATINO valid 2 days:
ADULTS € 12,00
REDUCED FEE € 7,50 for European Union members between 18 and 24 years old, more details: info
FREE ENTRANCE for persons under 18 and over 65 years old from the European Union, more details: info

ARCHAEOLOGIA CARD valid 7 days for Palazzo Massimo, Palazzo Altemps, Crypta Balbi, Terme di Diocleziano, Colosseo, Foro Romano and Palatino, Terme di Caracalla, Villa dei Quintili, Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella:
ADULTS € 23,00
REDUCED FEE € 13,00
Booking on line collecting at the Colosseo: buy

ENTRANCE RESERVATION individuals € 1,50 suggested if want to avoid the queue, groups from 14 to max 50 persons obliged reservation for the visit included radio guide, for groups without theirs own radio-guide, € 21,00 (€ 1,50 each person from 15 to 50), schools obliged reservation € 10,00 max 50 pupils; for more details: info

ROMA PASS the site is included in the Roma Pass circuit

Timetables:

Opening hours from 8:30 am to one hour before sunset (Good Friday 8:30 am - 2 pm, June 2 1:30 pm - 7:15 pm):
8:30 am - 4:30 pm from January 2 to February 15
8:30 am - 5 pm from February 16 to March 15
8:30 am - 5:30 pm from March 16 to last Saturday of March
8:30 am - 7:15 pm from last Sunday of March to August 31
8:30 am - 7 pm from September 1 to September 30
8:30 am - 6:30 pm from October 1 to October 24
8:30 am - 4:30 pm from October 25 to December 31

Closed January 1, December 25.

Ticket office closes one hour before closing time

Services:

INFORMATION AND BOOKING
individuals: +39.06.39967700 Mondays-Fridays 9am-6pm Saturdays 9am-2pm
groups: +39.06.39967450 Mondays-Fridays 9am-6pm Saturdays 9am-2pm
schools: +39.06.39967200 Mondays-Fridays 9am-6pm Saturdays 9am-2pm

VISITS FOR INDIVIDUALS
hours: info
languages: English, Italian, Spanish
persons: max 40
duration: 45 minutes
price: € 4,00

VISITS FOR GROUPS
hours: on request
languages: English, Italian, French, German, Spanish
persons: max 40
duration: 45 minutes
price: € 90,00
booking: required

AUDIO GUIDE
languages: English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, Arabic
duration: 1 hour and 10 minutes
price: € 4,50

VIDEO GUIDE
languages: English, Italian, French, German, Spanish
duration: 45 minutes
price: € 5,50

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