Then it fell into disrepair. Now, nearly 2,000 years after it was built, the Colosseum is getting a new high-tech floor. Made of carbon fiber covered in sustainable wood, it promises to give ...

In May 2021, NPR reported that the Colosseum planned to open a floor-level attraction by 2023. The attraction would allow visitors to enter the arena on a retractable floor and get a gladiator's view.

Rome's ancient Colosseum, the famous arena where gladiators and wild animals once clashed in violent combat, will soon have a new retractable floor built over its center. "You will be able to walk ...

Similarly, you can buy tickets to the “Underground” (or “Dungeon”) portion of the Colosseum, which is below the arena floor. Some tours package both the Floor and Underground together and ...

In fact, sector numbers remain on many of the Colosseum’s ground floor arches—that’s how ticket-holders knew which entrance to use. But not all seats were created equal. Seating at the ...

Digging deep basins in the floor of large amphitheaters like the Colosseum was commonplace in the Roman Empire. In "Gladiators and Caesars," Junkelmann suggested that this could have been the case ...

Note: Keep in mind that most Colosseum tours only give you access to the arena floor and upper level. If you want to visit the hypogeum (Colosseum underground), you need to make sure it's included ...