the Colloseum

Colloseum with Christine

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June 15th 2007
I am already here at the Colloseum! I am really excited to see these attractive building here in the Colloseum. Christine and I took pictures of the Colloseum and we also met new people. I think its a really beautiful place to go. The Colloseum took ten years to build, was the largest structure of its type. It stood 160 feet high with four stories of windows, arches, and columns. It was fun walki ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more