Colosseum
- Seats 50 000 people.
48 Meters High.
188 meters long.
- 156 metres wide.
- Wooden arena floor is 86m x 54m.
- 80 entrances at ground level.
- The entire base of the Colosseum covers an area of 160 00 metres squared.
Pantheon
The interior is a perfect circle. The Diameter and height are exactly the same, 48 metres.
The Walls are 6.05 thick.
- The hemispherical dome has the skylight oculus of 8.9 metres in diameter.
- The facade was set facing north.
- The Porch was set on the site occupied by the original temple and the large rotunda coincided with the open area in front.
- Two red granite columns each ate set behind the first, third, sixth, and eighth column if the facade, this forming three aisles.
- The central aisle, which is the widest, leads to the entrance.
- The side aisles end in two large niches destined for the statues of Agrippa and Augustus.
- Behind the porch is a massive construction in brick, which joins it to the Rotonda, a gigantic cylinder with a wall that is six metres.
Temple of Venus and Roma
- 110 metres in length.
- 53 metres in width.
- It was placed on a stage measuring 145 m in length and 100 m in width.
- It consisted of two main chambers. They were placed symmetrically back-to-back. Each chamber had four columns at the entrance. All very imposing to see.
Roman Baths
- 225 metres long.
- 185 metres wide.
- 38.5 metres high.
- Close to aqueducts.
- Filled up to 10 000 square metres.
Circus Maximus
- The track was 600 metres in length.
- 225 metres in width.
- Held 150 000 spectators.
- Track held 12 chariots.
- Surrounding the track was the Euripus 10 feet wide and 10 feet deep.
- Protected people from animals.
The Basilica Julia
- Was of huge proportions.
- The basilica rested on a low podium that is seven steps high on the E side and just one on the W side, due to the slopping terrain.
- Outer dimensions 101 x 49 metres, the central nave of the basilica was 82 x 18 metres.
- With four lateral aisles, two on each side.
- Two stories high with vaulted ceiling and arches decorated be semi-columns.
-The central court is 82 metres long and 16 metres wide. The central court was surrounded on all sides by two aisle 7.50 metres wide.
The Baths Of Trajan
- 340 metres in width.
- 330 metres in depth.
- 280 x 210 metres.
- Covered 10 000 square metres.
Aqueducts
- 10 metres high.
- 300 metres long.
- 2 000 000 blocks used.
- 27 metres above ground level.
- Never more the 100 metres apart.
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