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Part 1 (Short Answer) Explain how the colossuem was made both visually impressive and safe for the audience. The colosseum was built considering three requirements; commodity, firmness and delight. The Roman Engineer Vitruvuis considered these factors in his book 'On Architecture', barely one hundred years before the Colosseum was constructed. It was of magnificent size and the colosseum was the first permanent amphitheatre to be built in Rome. The colosseum was built with tiers of seating for 45,000 people and room for 5000 more standing. It has seventy six entrances into the amphitheatre to enable crowds to arrive and leave quickly and safely. The entrances on the short sides leave traces of splendid decoration, showing the huge visual impact there may once have been, although just the sheer size of the construction has impressed many later generations. The construction of the colosseum had to be capable of bearing massive amounts of weight, therefore wooden benches...

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