7. *ORIGINALLY THE FLAVIAN A AMPHITHEATRE. *IT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST WORKS OF ROMAN ARCHITECTURE AND ROMAN ENGINEERING. *OCCUPYING A SITE JUST EAST OF THE ROMAN FORUM.
8. *CAPABLE OF SEATING 50,000 SPECTATORS. *THE COLOSSEUM WAS U USED FOR GLADIATORIAL C CONTESTS AND PUBLIC S SPECTACLES. *THE BUILDING CEASED TOTO BE USED FOR ENTERTAINMENT IN THE EARLY MEDIEVAL ERA. IT WAS LATER REUSED FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS HOUSING AND WORKSHOPS.
9. *IT IS ONE OF ROME'S MOST POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS AND STILL HAS CLOSE CONNECTIONS WITH THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
10. *ON 7TH JULY 2007, IT WAS CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE NEW SEVEN WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD.
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12. It is now a major tourist attraction in Rome with thousands of tourists each year paying to view the interior arena, though entrance for EU citizens is partially subsidised, and under-18 and over-65 EU citizens' entrances are free.