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Chicago Coliseum was the name applied to three large indoor arenas, which stood at various times in Chicago, Illinois, from the 1860s to 1982. They served as venues for large national conventions, exhibition halls, sports events, and entertainment. The first Coliseum stood at State and Washington streets in Chicago's downtown in the late 1860s. [1]
A view of the Roman Forum, looking east. This list of monuments of the Roman Forum (Forum Romanum) includes existing and former buildings, memorials and other built structures in the famous Roman public plaza during its 1,400 years of active use (8th century BC–ca 600 AD). It is divided into three categories: those ancient structures that can ...
It is home to a large number of major monuments of antiquity, including the Colosseum (pictured), the Pantheon, and the Roman Forum, as well as buildings from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Originally listed as the "Historic Centre of Rome", the site was expanded in 1990 and renamed to the current name.
The Forum is a historic event venue at 318-328 E. 43rd Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood of the Grand Boulevard community area of Chicago, Illinois. Chicago alderman William Kent and his father Albert had the venue built in 1897, intending it to be a social and political meeting hall.
The piazza or square is at the foot of the Capitoline Hill and next to Trajan's Forum. The main artery, the Via dei Fori Imperiali begins there and leads past the Roman Forum to the Colosseum . Most tourists in Rome visit the Piazza Venezia, which is a short walk from several of Rome's best known sights, including the Roman Forum, Capitoline ...
The Colosseum opened in the year 80 A.D. and was the largest building in Rome at that time. The stadium held gladiator games where warriors would battle until their death, but those games were ...
UIC Dorin Forum is a multi-use stadium on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus. It hosts graduation ceremonies, music performances, [ 1 ] and political rallies, among other events. The main hall can accommodate up to 3,000 attendees.
Rome: Colosseum at LacusCurtius with Platner article; Small list with details; Several photographs Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine; Google Earth file containing several locations Archived 2020-01-07 at the Wayback Machine; Romanheritage.com site with photos of Roman Amphitheaters