Question 2, Test 2

The time period as well as the piece that interested me the most of all was the Colosseum. To this day it still remains the largest amphitheatre in the world. To me it is the most impressive work of Roman architecture and engineering. Only taking about a decade to build, and having been done so without modern technology makes it that much more impressive as well as the fact that it could seat 50,000 people. It was used to house gladiator fights, mock battles, plays, and other forms of roman entertainment to “please” the masses. I was very interested as well as curious as to how it was actually put together. Due to the fact that it is built on a slight incline, each piece within it was custom made and fitted together very specifically. Today as modern architects attempt to fix and rebuild the parts that were broken, they are struggling due to the complexity of the design and the fact that each broken piece belongs in a very specific location. I am also very interested with what went on in the Colosseum as I have always been interested and attracted to the gladiator fights that are notorious for taking place with the walls of the Colosseum.  Although this time period also saw many other great works of engineering and art, such as the Pantheon and the many great arches that were built, the Colosseum to me is still the most interesting with its history and complexity of design.