📍 Location: Rome, Italy
📅 Built: 72-80 AD (8 years)
👑 Emperors: Vespasian (started), Titus (completed), Domitian (modifications)
📏 Dimensions: 189m long, 156m wide, 48m tall (620ft x 513ft x 157ft)
⚖️ Material: Travertine limestone, tuff, brick, concrete
👥 Capacity: 50,000 - 80,000 spectators
🎭 Events: Gladiator fights, animal hunts, executions, naval battles
🔄 Hypogeum: Underground complex with elevators and trapdoors
🏗️ Architecture: 80 entrances, 3 tiers of arches (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian)
⛪ Modern use: Tourist attraction, Catholic ceremonies (Good Friday)
🌍 UNESCO: World Heritage Site since 1980
✨ New 7 Wonders: Named one of the New 7 Wonders of the World in 2007
🎨 Original color: Painted with bright colors (red, blue, green, gold)