Colosseum

Summary

Colosseum is a Roman amphitheatre^[1]. Colosseum ranks in the top 3% of roman_amphitheatre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,718 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Colosseum is located in Roma Capitale^[3].
• Colosseum is in the country of Italy^[4].
• Colosseum's instance of is recorded as Roman amphitheatre^[5].
• Colosseum's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Colosseum's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[7].
• Colosseum's instance of is recorded as stadium^[8].
• Colosseum's instance of is recorded as archaeological artifact museum^[9].
• Colosseum's instance of is recorded as Italian national museum^[10].
• Colosseum's instance of is recorded as historical civil building museum^[11].
• Colosseum's instance of is recorded as Museum of the Italian Ministry of Culture^[12].
• Colosseum's instance of is recorded as roman ruins^[13].
• Colosseum's founder is recorded as Vespasian^[14].
• Colosseum's architectural style is recorded as ancient Roman architecture^[15].
• Colosseum is made of Roman travertine^[16].
• Colosseum is made of tuff^[17].
• Colosseum is made of concrete^[18].
• Colosseum's postal code is recorded as 00184^[19].
• Colosseum is part of archaeological park of Colosseum^[20].
• Colosseum is used for ludi^[21].
• Colosseum is used for quarry^[22].
• Colosseum is used for tourist attraction^[23].
• Colosseum's Commons category is recorded as Colosseum^[24].
• 82 marks the founding of Colosseum^[25].
• Colosseum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.890277777778, 'lon': 12.492222222222}^[26].
• Colosseum's significant event is recorded as Inaugural games of the Flavian Amphitheatre^[27].

Body

Founding

Colosseum's founder is recorded as Vespasian^[14]. 82 marks the founding of Colosseum^[25].

Identity

Colosseum is part of archaeological park of Colosseum^[20].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Colosseum include Colosseum^[28], a musical group^[29], founded in 1968^[30] and Premio Colosseo^[31], an award^[32], in Italy^[33], founded in 2009^[34].

Why It Matters

Colosseum ranks in the top 3% of roman_amphitheatre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,718 views/month).^[2] Colosseum has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Colosseum is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Colosseum include Colosseum^[28], a musical group^[29], founded in 1968^[30] and Premio Colosseo^[31], an award^[32], in Italy^[33], founded in 2009^[34].