Colosseum

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World Heritage Site ancient Roman amphitheatre archaeological site landmark tourist attraction

The Colosseum is an iconic ancient Roman amphitheater in Rome, renowned for hosting gladiatorial contests and public spectacles and symbolizing the architectural grandeur of the Roman Empire.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Colosseum canonical 38
Colosseum in Rome 7
Flavian Amphitheatre 3

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
ancient Roman amphitheatre ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Colosseum ⓘ
surface form: Amphitheatrum Flavium

Colosseum ⓘ
surface form: Flavian Amphitheatre
architecturalStyle ancient Roman architecture ⓘ
builtUnderEmperor Vespasian ⓘ
capacity about 50,000 spectators ⓘ
up to 80,000 spectators ⓘ
completedUnderEmperor Titus ⓘ
constructionEnd c. 80 CE ⓘ
constructionStart c. 70 CE ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
coordinateLatitude 41.8902° N ⓘ
coordinateLongitude 12.4922° E ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
currentUse cultural events ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
damagedBy earthquakes ⓘ
stone robbing ⓘ
featuredOn Italian five-cent euro coin ⓘ
hasFeature Velarium (retractable awning system) ⓘ
arena ⓘ
cavea (seating tiers) ⓘ
hypogeum (underground structures) ⓘ
outer arcaded façade ⓘ
vomitoria (entrances and exits) ⓘ
height about 48 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation New7Wonders of the World ⓘ
surface form: New7Wonders of the World (2007)
laterModifiedByEmperor Domitian ⓘ
length about 189 metres ⓘ
locatedIn Lazio ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
surface form: historic centre of Rome
location Rome ⓘ
managedBy Parco archeologico del Colosseo ⓘ
materialUsed brick-faced concrete ⓘ
marble ⓘ
travertine limestone ⓘ
tuff ⓘ
numberOfStoreys 4 ⓘ
ownedBy Italy ⓘ
surface form: Italian state
partOf Rome ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Rome"
primaryFunction amphitheatre for public spectacles ⓘ
recognizedAs New7Wonders of the World ⓘ
religiousAssociation site of Good Friday Way of the Cross led by the Pope ⓘ
shape elliptical ⓘ
symbolOf Roman Empire ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: ancient Rome
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1980 ⓘ
usedFor animal hunts ⓘ
dramas based on Classical mythology ⓘ
gladiatorial contests ⓘ
mock sea battles (naumachiae) ⓘ
public executions ⓘ
visitorCount millions of visitors per year ⓘ
width about 156 metres ⓘ

Referenced by (54)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman Empire → notableBuilding → Colosseum ⓘ
Rome → contains → Colosseum ⓘ
Colosseum → alsoKnownAs → Colosseum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flavian Amphitheatre
Colosseum → alsoKnownAs → Colosseum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amphitheatrum Flavium
Vespasian → buildingProject → Colosseum ⓘ
El Jem Amphitheatre → similarTo → Colosseum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colosseum in Rome
Circus Maximus → nearby → Colosseum ⓘ
Palatine Hill → near → Colosseum ⓘ
Roman Forum → adjacentTo → Colosseum ⓘ
Arch of Titus → nearby → Colosseum ⓘ
Velarium (retractable awning system) → usedIn → Colosseum ⓘ
subject surface form: Velarium
Velarium (retractable awning system) → featureOf → Colosseum ⓘ
subject surface form: Velarium
this entity surface form: Flavian Amphitheater
New7Wonders of the World → includesMonument → Colosseum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman Colosseum
The Circus → inspiredBy → Colosseum ⓘ
subject surface form: The Circus, Bath
this entity surface form: Colosseum in Rome
Parco archeologico del Colosseo → manages → Colosseum ⓘ
Parco archeologico del Colosseo → hasPart → Colosseum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colosseum archaeological area
Roman concrete → usedInStructure → Colosseum ⓘ
Forum Magnum → near → Colosseum ⓘ
Flavian dynasty → built → Colosseum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flavian Amphitheatre
Nuremberg Congress Hall → inspiredBy → Colosseum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colosseum in Rome
Domus Aurea → partlyBuiltOverBy → Colosseum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flavian Amphitheatre
Domus Aurea → partlyBuiltOverBy → Colosseum ⓘ
Temple of Venus and Roma → facing → Colosseum ⓘ
Temple of Venus and Roma → adjacentTo → Colosseum ⓘ
Thysdrus → amphitheatreComparableTo → Colosseum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colosseum in Rome
Palatine Museum → nearby → Colosseum ⓘ
Maximus Decimus Meridius → deathPlace → Colosseum ⓘ
Velian Hill → locatedNear → Colosseum ⓘ
Historic Centre of Rome → includes → Colosseum ⓘ
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas → inspiredBy → Colosseum ⓘ
subject surface form: The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
this entity surface form: Colosseum in Rome
Colosseum II → hasPredecessor → Colosseum ⓘ
Colosseum II → associatedAct → Colosseum ⓘ
Roman amphitheatre → hasNotableExample → Colosseum ⓘ
Habet! in the Colosseum → depicts → Colosseum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman Colosseum
Habet! in the Colosseum → setting → Colosseum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colosseum in Rome
Study of Perspective → depicts → Colosseum ⓘ
Via dei Fori Imperiali → connects → Colosseum ⓘ
Via dei Fori Imperiali → hasViewOf → Colosseum ⓘ
Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine → nearbyLandmark → Colosseum ⓘ
amphitheatre of Capua → comparedTo → Colosseum ⓘ
subject surface form: Amphitheatre of Capua
ParCo → manages → Colosseum ⓘ
Colosseo metro station → serves → Colosseum ⓘ
Colosseo metro station → primaryAccessPointTo → Colosseum ⓘ
Colosseo metro station → nearbyLandmark → Colosseum ⓘ
Colosseo metro station → namedAfter → Colosseum ⓘ
Monastery of St. Andrew on the Caelian Hill → locatedNear → Colosseum ⓘ
Theatre of Marcellus, Rome → influenced → Colosseum ⓘ
subject surface form: Theatre of Marcellus
Region of Lazio → hasCulturalHeritageSite → Colosseum ⓘ
subject surface form: Lazio
this entity surface form: Colosseum in Rome
Piazza Venezia → hasNearbyLandmark → Colosseum ⓘ
Oppian Hill → adjacentTo → Colosseum ⓘ