Paving the way: Rome Colosseum renovation reveals structures hidden for centuries

Euronews ^ | 09/04/2026 | Tokunbo Salako

[nickcarraway]

Visitors to Rome's Colosseum now have a new chance to step back into history thanks to a renovation project that's unearthed several entrance columns that have been buried for hundreds of years. Italy’s most iconic landmark has been given a remarkable new look.

The Colosseum in Rome has undergone a major restoration, revealing parts of its original structure that have been hidden for centuries. New travertine marble blocks have been installed outside the arena, marking where grand entrance columns once stood.

The project restores the monument’s perimeter and highlights details long buried underground, including original entrance numbers that guided spectators to their seats.

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TOPICS: History; Local News
KEYWORDS: architecture; colosseum; godsgravesglyphs; romanempire; rome; vespasian

[SunkenCiv]

[Larry Lucido]

[Larry Lucido]

[SunkenCiv]

Beverly Hills 90210, Detroit Lions 3.

[SunkenCiv]

https://i.imgur.com/3qQ0e5f.mp4

“Be it ever so crumbly there’s no place like Rome
Nero he was the emperor and the palace was his home.
But he liked to play with matches and for a fire yearned,
So he burned Rome to ashes and fiddled while it burned.”

https://imgur.com/gallery/be-ever-so-crumbly-theres-no-place-like-rome-3qQ0e5f

[central_va]

A little spackle. Some paint. Should be good.

[DIRTYSECRET]

I’d love to see Trump build an exact replica here. All the same measurements. So what kind of events would we see there and where would it be built?

THIS is Rome
-John Lennon

[SunkenCiv]

I’ve been streaming this on the Roku for about a half hour while messin’ around in here.

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Tubi Free TV · Documentary · 2014 · 1 Season · TV-14
Larry Lamb explores Rome’s growth from an Iron Age settlement of mud huts into a kingdom, and then a 1,000-year empire that shaped the world forever.
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[SunkenCiv]

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[dfwgator]

They found Jimmy Hoffa?

[dfwgator]

Rome, if you want to.
Rome, around the world.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

make it like THUNDERDOME!

Has there ever been an attempt to find the arena outside Rome that collapsed killing 20 thousand people?
Fidenae in 27AD.
https://thehistorianshut.com/2018/02/18/the-ominously-smashing-amphitheatre-of-atilius-in-fidenae/

[Veto!]

If they send a couple of tickets for me and my cat, I’ll spackle day after day. Familiar with Rome, Have friends there I can stay with. They love cats and don’t care that I’m a nut case. He is an architect and despises any new structure that wreck the beauty of ancient Rome

[Palio di Siena]

Last time I was there - the Colliseum - there were a ton of cats around the place.

[Spacetrucker]

Oh you @$$! Now that damn song is stuck in my head!

[MikelTackNailer]

They call me a wanderer,
Yeah I'm a wanderer,
I Rome around, around, around, around.

Gladiator 2000 Super Bowl Trailer