colosseum-rome

The Colosseum or, The Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo), is an ellipticalamphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. It is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture andRoman engineering.

Occupying a site just east of the Roman Forum, its construction started between 70 and 72 AD^[1] under the emperor Vespasian and was completed in 80 AD underTitus,^[2] with further modifications being made during Domitian's reign (81–96).^[3] The name "Amphitheatrum Flavium" derives from both Vespasian's and Titus's family name (Flavius, from the gens Flavia).

Capable of seating 50,000 spectators,^[1][4][5] the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles, animal hunts,executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology. The building ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval era. It was later reused for such purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry, and a Christian shrine.

The Colosseum underwent several radical changes of use during the medieval period. By the late 6th century a small church had been built into the structure of the amphitheatre, though this apparently did not confer any particular religious significance on the building as a whole. The arena was converted into a cemetery. The numerous vaulted spaces in the arcades under the seating were converted into housing and workshops, and are recorded as still being rented out as late as the 12th century. Around 1200 the Frangipani family took over the Colosseum and fortified it, apparently using it as a castle.

Severe damage was inflicted on the Colosseum by the great earthquake in 1349, causing the outer south side, lying on a less stable alluvional terrain, to collapse. Much of the tumbled stone was reused to build palaces, churches, hospitals and other buildings elsewhere in Rome. A religious order moved into the northern third of the Colosseum in the mid-14th century and continued to inhabit it until as late as the early 19th century. The interior of the amphitheatre was extensively stripped of stone, which was reused elsewhere, or (in the case of the marble façade) was burned to make quicklime.^[12] The bronze clamps which held the stonework together were pried or hacked out of the walls, leaving numerous pockmarks which still scar the building today.

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berlin fernsehturm

The fernsehturm is a televison tower in the city center of berlin,close to Alexanderplatz.
The tower was constructed between 1965 and 1969 .
1207ft is the fourth tallest freestanding structure in europe there is a visitor platform and rotating restaurant .

GRAUMAN'S CHINESE THEATRE

Is a movie theatre located at 6925 Hollywood boulevar in Hollywood along the historic Hollywood walk of fame.



The chinese theatre was commissioned
following the success of the nearby
Gruman's Egyptian theatre which
opened in 1922.
The Grauman's built over 18 months
in 1926,opened on may 1927 with
the premiere of the film "THE KING OF KING"

It has since been home of many
premieres,birthday parties and three
academy awards ceremonies.
Among his features are the
concrete blocks set in the forecourt
which bear the signatures,footprints
ad handprints of popular personalities.


The theatre has the architectural firm of meyer &holler(who also designed the egyptian).the exterior of the theatre is meant to resemble a giant,red chinese pagoda,the architecture features a huge chinese dragon.
There are nearly 200 hollywood celebrity handprints and footprints in the concrete of the forecourt .

the catacombs of paris

Te catacombs of Paris are a famous underground ossuary .
located south of the city,the ossuary fills a renovated section of caverns and tunnels that are the remains of Paris stone mines.
Opened in the late 18th century the underground cemetery became a tourist attraction .
Following an incident of vandalism ,they were closed to the public in september 2009 and reopened on 19 December of the same year.
After descending a narrow spiral stone of 19 metres to the darkness and after passing through a long hallway of mortared stone.
A visitor would find himself in front of a stone portal,the ossuary entry,graced with the inscription "arrete,c'est ici l'empire de la mort"stop, this is the empire of death.
Beyond begin the halls and caverns of walls of carefully arranged bones,some of the arrangement are almost artistic,such as heart shaped outline in one wall with skulls embedde in surrounding tibias.
The catacomb walls are covered in graffiti dating from the eighteen century.
I would like remember also the film "catacombs" 2007 is set in the catacombs of Paris.
Ok maybe is not the right place where i would hold a party.. well ... perhaps an halloween party i would ... , but despite all sadness emanated from all the bones and skulls the trip to the catacombs was a nice experience .

Queen Mary

Queen Mary is a retired ocean liner that sailed the north atlantic ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the
Cunard line.
Built by john Brown and Company Clydebank,Scotland, she was designed to be the first of Cunard's weekly express service from Southampton to Cherbourg to New York.
The sshiop is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is permanently berted in Long Beach serving as museum ship and hotel.
When the Queen Mary was bought by Long Beach, they decided that the ship would be an iconic host and not for preserving her as an ocean liner.
It had been decided to clear almost every area of the ship below to make way for the museum.
It required removal of all the boiler room,both turbo generator room.

London Big Ben tower

Big Ben 320 foot high clock tower is named
after the largest bell ,weighing 13 tons,and was cast 1858 at the Whitechapel bell foundry
in est london.
Each clock face is over 7 m in diameter .
When the House of parliament sits by night a light in the clock tower
burns above big ben.
Old pennies act as counterweights to ensure big ben keeps time to the nearest second.
The gothic masterpiece was constructed between 1840 and 1888.