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The Colosseum (/ ˌ k ɒ l ə ˈ s iː ə m / KOL-ə-SEE-əm; Italian: Colosseo [kolosˈsɛːo], ultimately from Ancient Greek word "kolossos" meaning a large statue or giant) 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 still the ...
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: 77,500 [54] Los Angeles United States: North America: USC Trojans football: American football: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium: 77,193 [55] Jakarta Indonesia: Southeast Asia: Indonesia national football team: Association football, athletics Arrowhead Stadium: 76,640 [22] Kansas City, Missouri United States: North ...
The largest confirmed attendance for a basketball game (108,713) was at AT&T Stadium (then known as Cowboys Stadium) for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. By contrast, Saitama Super Arena in the Japanese city of the same name is included because it was built primarily for indoor sports, although it can be configured to host field sports.
The second-biggest cricket stadium in the world, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, more popularly known as the "MCG" is among the biggest stadiums in the world and definitely one of the most prestigious.
South African national football team, 2010 FIFA World Cup Final: Association football Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: 93,607 [34] [35] Los Angeles US: USC Trojans football, 2028 Olympic venue: American football, baseball Sanford Stadium: 92,746 [36] Athens US: Georgia Bulldogs football: American football Rose Bowl Stadium: 92,542 [37] Pasadena US
Highlights of some of the major events held during 100 years of the Los Angeles Coliseum, from sporting to political, cultural and specialty events.
Map of Roman amphitheatres. The remains of at least 230 Roman amphitheatres have been found widely scattered around the area of the Roman Empire.These are large, circular or oval open-air venues with raised 360 degree seating and not to be confused with the more common theatres, which are semicircular structures.
From 1960 to 1963, the Coliseum was recognized as the largest covered coliseum in the world. [13] Today, it remains one of the largest clear span domes in the world with a dome diameter of 108 meters. [14] [15] The coliseum opened on March 16, 1960, with Gabriel "Flash" Elorde boxing for the World Junior Lightweight crown against Harold Gomes.