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Rome and the main attractions

Colosseum

The Colosseum is the largest and most majestic amphitheatre of antiquity, one of the clearest reminders of the power and cruelty of the Roman Empire. The construction of the Colosseum lasted about five years. The building it self has the shape of an ellipse, the length of the longitudinal axis of which is equal to 188 meters. The height of the stone wall is 48.5 meters. The outer wall of the amphitheatre has 4 tiers: the bottom three represent the arcade, and the upper solid wall is divided in square Windows. In the amphitheater had put the fate of thousands of people – here is your end and the criminals sentenced to death, and gladiators, and even wild animals. First, the audience visited here in 80 ad Locations for them were distributed strictly according to their position in society. Closest to the arena were "lodges" of the Emperor and entourage. The first tier was designated honorary citizen of the city. Subsequent blocks of the amphitheatre was intended for the Roman citizens of the middle class.

In 1349 a strong earthquake in Rome was the cause of the collapse of the Colosseum, especially the southern part. After that, it began to look as a source of obtaining a building material, not only loose, but the purpose of the broken stones he began to go to the new facilities. As in ancient times, when the Roman Empire flourished, the Colosseum was even more Grand structure. In each archway was a bronze or marble statue with a height of 4 metres , and the façade was decorated with various ornaments of bronze and silver.

The Pantheon and Roman forum

Pantheon — "temple of all gods" in Rome, a monument of centric and dome architecture of the period of blossoming of architecture of Ancient Rome, built in 126 ad, Is a great engineering achievement of antiquity. Dome ,40 meters in height , has a hole with a diameter of about 15 meters, in the center and if it is close ,then the whole temple will collapse.

Florence

Basilica of Santa Croce Basilica in Florence. One of the most popular tourist attractions of the city. The world's largest Franciscan Church, the famous frescoes by Giotto and tombs of great men of Italy.

Santa Maria del Fiore

The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral in Florence, the most famous architectural structures of the Florentine Quattrocento. Located in the heart of the city on Cathedral square. Architecturally remarkable dome and wall cladding on the external side marble panels in various shades of green and pink flowers with a white border .

The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore , was designed so that could fit the entire population of the city (at the time of construction — 90,000 people), then there was something huge covered area. The red dome of the Cathedral became the symbol of Florence, as it hovers over the city

Venice

The architectural appearance of the city was built in the heyday of the Venetian Republic in the XIV—XVI centuries. Together with the Venice lagoon UNESCO world heritage site.

The Doge's Palace in Venice — a great monument of Italian Gothic architecture, one of the main attractions of the city.

Saint Mark's Basilica is one of the most famous churches of Venice.

The Cathedral, decorated with numerous mosaics made in the Byzantine style, is the location of the relics of the Apostle Mark, and many valuable objects of art taken from Constantinople during the Crusades.