ROMAN COLOSSEUM PROJECT

ROMAN COLOSSEUM

WHO BUILT THE COLOSSEUM?

• Estimated 100,000 prisoners slaves brought to Rome after the Jewish War
• Ordered to be built by the Vespasian-emperor of Rome

ORIGINAL NAME

• Flavian Amphitheater.

MESSAGE BEHIND CONSTRUCTION

• Culture: for entertainment
• Government: where the wicked were punished
• Politics: specific sectors for each rank, social class, and gender

ROMAN COLOSSEUM

BEIJING NATIONAL STADIUM

WHO BUILT THE NATIONAL BEIJING STADIUM?

• Location: Beijing
• Swiss Architects: Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron

ORIGINAL NAME

• Beijing National Stadium
• (Bird's Nest)

COMPARISONS

CAPACITY

• Colosseum capacity: estimated 50,000
• Beijing National: 91,000

SIZE

• The Beijing National Stadium is larger then the Roman Colosseum
• Colosseum: 4 levels
• Beijing National Stadium: 7 levels
• Colosseum: 50 meters high
• Beijing National Stadium: 62.2 meters high

PURPOSE

• Colosseum: hosting violent gladiator games
• Beijing National Stadium: hosting the Olympics
• Both are used for entertainment particularly in games and sports

DESIGN

• Both shaped in bowl/oval formations
• Both have arches in the their entrances

SOURCES

• http://www.tribunesandtriumphs.org/colosseum/building-the-colosseum.htm
• http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/colosseo.htm
• http://www.colosseum.net/listingview.php?listingID=6
• http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/national-stadium.htm

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