Roman Collosseum,Italy

• At the time of its construction, the Colosseum had the capacity of seating around 50,000 spectators. 
•  Roman Coliseum remained in use for nearly 500 years. The last recorded games were held in it in the 6^th century.
•  The games played in the Colosseum are believed to have taken the lives of about 500,000 people and over a million wild animals.
•  On every Good Friday, the Pope leads a torchlit "Way of the Cross" procession to the amphitheatre.
•  The stones used in the outer wall of the Colosseum were set without mortar. In fact, they were held together by 300 tons of iron clamps.
•  There were special boxes in the Colosseum, at north and south ends, for the Emperor and the Vestal Virgins, providing the best views of the arena.