Italy Will Rebuild Colosseum’s Floor

Re:Italy Will Rebuild Colosseum’s Floor by pmontra on Sunday January 03, 2021 @03:14PM (#25624821)

The Pantheon, which is close to the Colosseum, has been in use and maintained since it was built. They have about the same age. The Pantheon is well off, the Colosseum is almost a pile of rocks inside. I always wonder what their architects would think of us if they could see the state of their work now. I bet one of them would be sad. Well, not as sad as others that built buildings that were destroyed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheon,_Rome

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Re:Italy Will Rebuild Colosseum’s Floor by rsynnott on Sunday January 03, 2021 @05:19PM (#25625765)

Honestly, I’d say they’d all be amazed that anything was left at all. They’d never have seen a 2000 year old building themselves, unless they’d visited Egypt possibly. And statistically they’d be right; very few structures that old actually survive.

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Re:Italy Will Rebuild Colosseum’s Floor by jsinai on Sunday January 03, 2021 @05:35PM (#25625880)

> very few structures that old actually survive.

That’s what makes the Pantheon so amazing. It’s easy to forget it’s that old when you’re standing inside, because the structure is still so sound!

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