Colloseum

Colloseum WHAT IMPRESSIONS MIGHT A SPECTATOR IN ROMAN TIMES HAVE REGISTERED ON APPROACHING, ENTERING AND SETTLING DOWN IN THE COLOSSEUM' HOW WOULD STRUCTURAL AND DECORATIVE FEATURES HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS' A Roman citizen on approaching the Colosseum could not have failed to have been in awe of the massive 150 foot elliptical building. He must have felt proud to have such a fine building dedicated purely for enjoyment and entertainment, a reminder of the wealth and power of the Emperor who had provided it. In the interior corridors he would have been impressed by extravagant decoration. On being seated he may well have been overwhelmed by the commotion as 50,000 Roman spectators gathered together to watch the games but also a feeling of community spirit although constantly reminded of his social status. The vast scale and intricate architecture of the Colosseum would have no doubt emphasised emotions of awe. The articulation was carefully designed to be of a delight to the senses. Purely for decorational purposes, Doric columns were status, spectator, roman, one, colosseum, building, been, x4102819, walls, tma, styles, studies, stairways, seating, reminder, purely, marble, lower, kate, just, intricate, inside, impressed, howard, entrances, entertainment, entering, emperor, doubt, doric, decoration, corridors, classical, awe, approaching