At the bottom the senators above the free men in the 3rd sector the rest of the population and finally at the top the women and the people.
Roman colosseum floor plan.
This incredible structure also known as the flavian amphitheatre is one of the most popular attractions in the city and it attracts over 5 million people every single year.
Traveling to rome is very much a project and when you re visiting ancient sites such as the grand colosseum you need to have a plan.
The plan is a vast ellipse measuring externally 188 m x 156 m 615 ft x 510 ft with the base of the building covering about 6 acres.
The ground floor columns were done in the tuscan style a roman variation on the austere greek doric style.
The colosseum was designed to hold 50 000 spectators and it had approximately eighty entrances so crowds could arrive and leave easily and quickly.
Larger than the others higher it surpasses in size those built in the roman provinces of the regions of north africa or those of eastern europe.
The shape of the amphitheatre was borrowed from that of the theatre.
The reason is of course the need to show that rome the center of the political power of the empire has superior.
Here is a sectional plan of the colosseum which allows to see the different existing corridors as well as the 4 occupation areas of the stands.
There are 3 floors of arcades and a 4th storey with windows see image on the right.
Ground plan of the colosseum at rome with representation of the tiers of seats and of the substructure.
Description of the colosseum.
Anfiteatro flavio aɱfiteˈaːtro ˈflaːvjo or colosseo kolosˈsɛːo is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of rome italy built of travertine limestone tuff volcanic rock and brick faced concrete it was the largest amphitheatre.
Introduction the coliseum colosseum in latin originally called the flavian amphitheater amphitheatrum flavium is a large building in the center of rome capital of italy.
The second floor featured slightly more elaborate ionic columns.
The colosseum is the largest amphitheater that the roman empire has ever built.
There were 80 arches on every floor divided by pillars with a half column.
Those close to the arena were the emperor and the senate and as they stood were.
The arena measures 76 m by 44 249 by 144 feet or 83 by 48 yard the building stands on a base of 2 steps.
Therefore from bottom to top the colosseum went from lesser to greater stylistic complexity.