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The Colosseum is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the world. It's detailed artistry, entertaining arena, and facsinating history behind it has had people wondering; Where it came from? How it was constructed? and how has it stayed standing for so many years? 

The architectural work of this era is based on percision and meticulous technique. The Colosseum is described as having an abundance amount of coloumns and arches. This famous ampitheater has large cirrcular structure that has an open arena for all types of different entertainment. The Roman artistry portrayed in the Colosseum are the unique paintings, exquisite sculpures and carvings, and all around awe-inspiring architecture. The work of the Colosseum is unusual because it had very unique architecture and engineering details throughtout the entire ampitheater. Its mosaic artistry was one of the most particular out of any ampitheater. The construction started being built between 70 and 72 AD and what makes the Colosseum's engineered structured so particular was that wood was the only component involved in the seating area of the arena. The rest was made from a collection of stone and brick. They also had a retractable covering, also known as a velarium, that was there in case of bad weather. It also differed because most ampitheaters were constructed on the outer end of the city, whereas the Colosseum was constructed in the middle of the city.

The Colosseum was perceived in this time as one of the most fascinating pieces of art. The Colosseum is known to be "one of the New Seven Wonders of the World." It became a romantic landmark for skillfulled artists and tourists visiting Rome. Charles Dicken's thoughts about the Colosseum that he once said was that, "it is the most impressive, the most stately, the most solemn, grand majestic, mournful sight conceivable. Never, in its bloddiest prime, can the sight of the gigantic Colosseum, full and running over with the lustiest life, have moves one heart, as it must move all who look upon it now, a ruin. God be thanked: a ruin!" People were also amazed with the lack of tools used to construct such a large piece of art, yet made it sturdy for so many years. It was obligatory for the ruling class to coordinate the games in order to keep the citizens content as the munera (battles or matches) were extremely well liked among the residence of Rome. People in today's era think that the work of the Colosseum is  a magnificent piece of art. "Painters were especially partial to the pictorial appearance of the Colosseum." The Colosseum attracts many poets and writers that become infatuated with its exquisite appearance. Some of the differences between reception then and now are that, in the earlier ages, the people had gotten enslaved and used for games and battles. Also in the earlier years, they would only used the Colosseum for entertainment use for things such as, battles that invloved death, animals fighting animals (known as vanatio), or feeding the Christians to the lions. In today's era, they use the Colosseum for more of display use and artistic landmarks.

My personal reaction to the work of the Colosseum is its architecture and uniquely it was engineered. The engineering of the Colosseum is impeccable and how it is still standing to this day is truely astonishing. This particular part of the Colosseum I find meaningful are the paintings, carvings, and sculptures inside. The definite detail in all of the artwork is part of what makes the Colosseum so beautiful and inspiring. In the earlier era, it really showed the artist's skillful ability and what perspective they were wanting to show others. The Colosseum can compare , specifically, to one other piece of architecture in Rome and that's the Pantheon. It is still incredibly preserved and "it is mainly of brick with a great hemispherical dome whose supporting walls are set in concrete." Simlilarites  between the Colosseum and the Pantheon is that they were both made for a particular God. The Pantheon was a temple constructed to shelter all of the Gods and was built by Agrippa in 27 B.C.

I feel that is most significant for future generations to know about the Colosseum is how to construct a building that has stayed up for years and has had very few reconstructed areas. The lack of high tech tools they used and still were able to construct such a strong, prodigious architectural structure is astounding. The Colosseum has become a huge part of  artistic history. If future generations knew how to construct a structure that is as strong and well preserved as the Colosseum, our future generations are going to be on the path of great success with architectural artistry.

The Colosseum is one of the most beautiful, well preserved architectural structures  to ever be built. The detail and precision put in to something that aged and complex is fascinating. The Colosseum is the main iconic symbol of Rome and continues to still be Rome’s number one tourist attractions and always will be.