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01-JUL-2006 Siggi Geirs

The Arena seen from Piazza Brį

Verona

The most solemn monument in roman Verona, whth various orders of tiers of seats and, in the centre, an area or arena for gladiator shows or stuggles with wild beasts. It was built with well-squared blocks of marble in the 1st Century A.D., namely between the end of the empire of Augustus and the empire of Claudio. It is one of the best-conserved monuments of its kind. The perimeter of the current seating stalls is 391 metres, and including the wing it is 435 meters. The amphiteheatre is built from three concentric circles. Only one side of the external ring remains. It is commonly referre to as the "Wing". The tiers of the aphitheatre are all made of veronese marble. Underneath the tiers there are alleries, cells and passageways (which cannot be visited today) which once served and still serve, in part, for the complex operation of the amphitheatre.

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