An amphitheatre (U.S. English: amphitheater) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. [2] The term derives from the ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον ( amphitheatron ), [ 3 ] from ἀμφί ( amphi ), meaning "on both sides" or "around" [ 4 ] and θέατρον ( théātron ), meaning "place for viewing".

2016年12月21日 · An amphitheatre was a structure built throughout the Roman empire where ordinary people could watch such spectacles as gladiator games, mock naval battles, wild animal hunts, and public executions.

Amphitheatre, freestanding building of round or, more often, oval shape with a central area, the arena, and seats concentrically placed around it. The word is Greek, meaning “theatre with seats on all sides,” but as an architectural form the amphitheatre …

Easily the most famous and the largest amphitheatre of Ancient Rome, the Colosseum saw gladiators, criminals and lions fight for their lives in spectacular events. Today it remains a world-renowned, iconic symbol of the Roman Empire.

The Flavian Amphitheatre in Rome, more generally known as the Colosseum, is the archetypal and the largest amphitheatre. Built from 72 to 80 AD, it remains as an icon of ancient Rome. Its building and arena dimensions are 188 × 156 and 86 × 54 meters, respectively.

John Anson Ford Amphitheatre: 1,200 Mill Valley – Mount Tamalpais State Park: Sidney B. Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre (Mountain Theater) None 4,000 Mountain View: Shoreline Amphitheatre: Tent 22,500 Murphys: Ironstone Amphitheatre: Roof only 4,950 Palmdale: Palmdale Amphitheater 12,000 Paso Robles: Vina Robles Amphitheatre: Square enclosure ...

2019年12月14日 · Photo by Wolfgang Staudt from Wikimedia Commons. Capacity: 24,000+ Preserved Structure: 90% ±. The Amphitheater of Nîmes was completed in 100 CE shortly after the completion of the Colosseum in Rome. Like other Roman Amphitheaters, the structure was used as a defensive fortress after the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.

An amphitheatre was a structure built throughout the Roman empire where ordinary people could watch such spectacles as gladiator games, mock naval battles, wild animal hunts, and public executions.

Pompeii: amphitheatre The amphitheatre at Pompeii, Italy. (more) amphitheater , Freestanding, open-air round or oval structure with a central arena and tiers of concentric seats.

2009年11月9日 · Built in 70 A.D., Rome's Colosseum has been the site of celebrations, sporting events and bloodshed. Today, the amphitheater is a major tourist attraction, playing host to 3.9 million visitors ...