Colossal
Built between 72 and 80 AD, the Colosseo (originally "amphitheatrum flavium") seated more than 50,000 people, so it is not only a marvel of architecture, but also one of logistics. Getting so many people in, to their seats and out again was an admirable feat. it was built for the purpose of letting spectators watch people being killed. It remained in use for 450 years, during which it saw the death of countless human beings and animals in its arena for the amusement of the crowds. From the early middle ages it was being used as a huge apartment block, and after that as a convenient upright quarry for other building projects, so part of it is now lost for ever. What remains is still impressive, massive, but also sinister. It can teach us a lot about human creative genius, but also about human depravity.
Camera: Nikon FM2n
Lens: Cosina Voigtländer Ultron 40 f/2 SL II ASPH
Film: Kodak Portra 400 professional grade colour negative film
Developed and scanned by www.meinfilmlab.de
Colossal
Built between 72 and 80 AD, the Colosseo (originally "amphitheatrum flavium") seated more than 50,000 people, so it is not only a marvel of architecture, but also one of logistics. Getting so many people in, to their seats and out again was an admirable feat. it was built for the purpose of letting spectators watch people being killed. It remained in use for 450 years, during which it saw the death of countless human beings and animals in its arena for the amusement of the crowds. From the early middle ages it was being used as a huge apartment block, and after that as a convenient upright quarry for other building projects, so part of it is now lost for ever. What remains is still impressive, massive, but also sinister. It can teach us a lot about human creative genius, but also about human depravity.
Camera: Nikon FM2n
Lens: Cosina Voigtländer Ultron 40 f/2 SL II ASPH
Film: Kodak Portra 400 professional grade colour negative film
Developed and scanned by www.meinfilmlab.de