Explain how the Colosseum was made both visually impressive and safe for the audience.

... TMA 03 - Classical Studies Geraldine Dugan W8053437 Explain how the Colosseum was made both visually impressive and safe for the audience. Located on marshy land between the Esquiline and Caelian Hills, The Colosseum was the first permanent amphitheatre to be built in Rome. Its monumental size and magnificence as well as its practical and efficient organization for producing spectacles and controlling the large crowds in a safe manner make it one of the great architectural monuments achieved by the ancient Romans. It was built considering three requirements, commodity, firmness and delight. The amphitheatre is a vast ellipse with tiers of seating for 50,000 spectators around a central elliptical arena. It had seventy-six entrances into the amphitheatre so crowds could arrive and leave safely and quickly. Entrances on the short sides have traces of rich decoration, giving a glimpse of the visual impact there once must have been. Below the wooden arena floor,

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