Coliseum
The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is the largest standing amphitheatre in the world.
- Amphitheater
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (90 feet)
- Description: ancient Roman amphitheater, a landmark of Rome, Italy
- Also known as“Colise”“Colosseum”“Flavian Amphitheater”“Flavian Amphitheatre”“Flavius amphitheatre”“Roman Coliseum”“Roman Colosseum”“the Colosseum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arch of Constantine and Arch of Titus.
Arch of Constantine
The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. Arch of Constantine is situated 140 metres west of Coliseum.
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is a 1st-century AD honorific arch… Arch of Titus is situated 310 metres west of Coliseum.
Domus Aurea
The Domus Aurea was a vast landscaped complex built… Domus Aurea is situated 260 metres northeast of Coliseum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colosseo and Palatine Hill.
Palatine Hill
The Palatine Hill, which is the centremost of the…
Esquilino-San Giovanni
Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in Rome.
Coliseum
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Latitude
41.89018° or 41° 53′ 25″ north
Longitude
12.49231° or 12° 29′ 32″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Coliseum” goes by many names.
ColosseumAfrikaans
KoloseuAlbanian
KoloseumiAlbanian
ኮሎሲየምAmharic
الكلوسيمArabic
الكوليسيومArabic
المدرج الفلافيArabic
كولوسيومArabic
ColoseuAragonese
ԿոլիզեյArmenian
ԿոլիզեումArmenian
ক’ল’ছিয়ামAssamese
ColiséuAsturian
KolizeyAzerbaijani
КолизейBashkir
KoliseoaBasque
ColosseumBavarian
КалізейBelarusian
КалізэйBelarusian
কলোসিয়ামBengali
कोलोसियमBhojpuri
Flavijev amfiteatarBosnian
KoloseumBosnian
KolizeBreton
КолизейBulgarian
ကိုလော့စီယမ်Burmese
ColosseuCatalan
ColosseumCebuano
Colosseum (ampitiyatro sa Italya)Cebuano
ColosseumCentral Bikol
کلۆسیۆمCentral Kurdish
КолизейChechen
古罗马大竞技场Chinese
古罗马斗兽场Chinese
哥罗塞姆Chinese
大競技場Chinese
科洛西姆Chinese
科罗赛姆Chinese
科里色姆斗兽场Chinese
罗马大角斗场Chinese
罗马斗兽场Chinese
罗马角斗场Chinese
羅馬競技場Chinese
羅馬鬥獸場Chinese
ColosseumCornish
KolizeyCrimean Tatar
KolosejCroatian
Flaviovské koloseumCzech
Flaviovský amfiteátrCzech
KoloseumCzech
Římské koloseumCzech
ColosseumDanish
KolezyumDimli (individual language)
ColosseumDutch
كولوسيومEgyptian Arabic
ColosseoEmilian
KoloseoEsperanto
ColosseumEstonian
KolosseumFaroese
ColosseumFiji Hindi
ColosseumFinnish
AmphitheatrumGalician
Anfiteatro FlavioGalician
Coliseo de RomaGalician
კოლოსეუმიGeorgian
ΚολοσσαίοGreek
Koty Tesaroryrã RómaguiGuarani
Koty tesaroryrã RrómaguiGuarani
KolizéGuianese Creole French
કોલોસીયમGujarati
קולוסיאוםHebrew
कोलोसियमHindi
ColosseumHungarian
ColosseumIcelandic
KoloseumIndonesian
ColosseoInterlingua
An ColasaemIrish
Anfiteatro FlavioItalian
ColosseoItalian
コロシアムJapanese
コロセアムJapanese
コロセウムJapanese
コロッセアムJapanese
コロッセウムJapanese
コロッセオJapanese
フラウィウス円形闘技場Japanese
フラウィウス闘技場Japanese
ColloseumJavanese
CollosseumJju
KoliiseeKabiyè
AkulusyumKabyle
KolosyumKabyle
КолизейKazakh
КолизейKirghiz
KolosseumKölsch
콜로세오Korean
콜로세움Korean
ColiseumKurdish
KolezyûmKurdish
Amphiteatrum FlaviumLatin
Amphitheatrum FlaviumLatin
ColiseumLatin
ColiseusLatin
ColosseumLatin
KolizejsLatvian
ColosseoLigurian
ColoseoLingua Franca Nova
羅馬鬥獸場Literary Chinese
Flavijų amfiteatrasLithuanian
KoliziejusLithuanian
ColosseeLombard
KolosseumLow German
KolosseumLuxembourgish
КолосеумMacedonian
KoloseumMadurese
कोलोसियमMagahi
कोलोसियमMaithili
KolisyMalagasy
ColosseumMalay
KoloseumMalay
കൊളോസിയംMalayalam
KolossewMaltese
ꯀꯣꯂꯣꯁꯤꯌꯝManipuri
कलोसियमMarathi
ColosseumMin Nan Chinese
კოლიზეუმიMingrelian
კოლოსეუმიMingrelian
КолизейMongolian
ColosseumNauru
कोलोसियमNepali
कोलोजियमNewari
ColosseumNorwegian
ColosseumNorwegian Bokmål
ColosseumNorwegian Nynorsk
ColisèuOccitan (post 1500)
କୋଲୋଜିୟମ୍Oriya
କୋଲୋସିୟମOriya
ਕੋਲੋਸੀਅਮPanjabi
کولوسئومPersian
ColosséPiemontese
amfiteatr FlawiuszówPolish
KoloseumPolish
ColosseumQuechua
amfiteatrul FlavianRomanian
ColosseumRomanian
colosseumul romanRomanian
КолизейRussian
КолосейRusyn
KolėzėjosSamogitian
KolosseumSaterfriesisch
ColosseumScots
КолосеумSerbian
KoloseumSerbo-Croatian
CulusseuSicilian
ڪولوزيئمSindhi
KoloseumSlovak
KolosejSlovenian
کولوسئومSouth Azerbaijani
KoloseumSundanese
ColiseumSwahili
Flavian AmphitheaterSwahili
Flavian AmphitheatreSwahili
Flavius amphitheatreSwahili
KoloseoSwahili
Roman ColiseumSwahili
Roman ColosseumSwahili
ColosseumSwedish
ColosseumSwiss German
KoliseoTagalog
கொலோசியம்Tamil
கொலோசியம், ரோம்Tamil
КолизейTatar
కొలోస్సియంTelugu
โคลอสเซียมThai
KolezyumTurkish
ColosseoTwi
КолизейUdmurt
رىم گىلادىئاتورلار مەيدانىUighur
КолізейUkrainian
کولوزیئمUrdu
KolizeyUzbek
KolizeiVeps
ColiséeVietnamese
ColosseoVietnamese
ColosseumVietnamese
Đấu trường La MãVietnamese
ColiseoWaray (Philippines)
ColosseumWelsh
ՔոլիզէումWestern Armenian
ՔոլիսէոմWestern Armenian
KolosseumWestern Frisian
کولوزیئمWestern Panjabi
罗马斗兽场Wu Chinese
קאלאסעוםYiddish
鬥獸場Yue Chinese
ColosseumZeeuws
tomo Kolosejo
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