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The Verona Arena (Arena di Verona) is a Roman amphitheatre in Piazza Bra in Verona, Italy, which is internationally famous for the large-scale opera performances given there. It is one of the best preserved ancient structures of its kind.
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Needing more exciting entertainment than his Rancor can provided, Jabba often host's games within his local arena. Invitees from the surrounding systems gather to witness the highs and lows of competition between the mighty, the exotic and the unfortunate.
Het indrukwekkende Amfitheater van Pula werd rond het begin van de jaartelling gebouwd in Pietas Julia (het huidige Pula) en behoort tot de zes grootste nog bestaande Romeinse amfitheaters. Het werd destijds gebruikt voor gladiatorengevechten en gevechten tussen veroordeelden en wilde dieren. Later in de Middeleeuwen diende het vooral voor toernooien en markten en tegenwoordig worden er geregeld concerten gegeven. Elton John, Andrea Bocelli, Sting en Luciano Pavarotti zijn slechts een paar van de grote namen die hier op hebben getreden.
Pula, Kroatië
The impressive Pula Arena was built around the beginning of the era in Pietas Julia (today's Pula) and is one of the six largest surviving Roman amphitheatres. At the time, it was used for gladiatorial combat and battles between convicts and wild animals. Later in the Middle Ages it was mainly used for tournaments and markets and nowadays concerts are regularly given. Elton John, Andrea Bocelli, Sting and Luciano Pavarotti are just a few of the famous names that have performed here.
Pula, Croatia
The O2 Arena as seen from the North Bank of the Thames. Originally built as the Millennium Dome, as a public exhibition space to celebrate the new millennium, O2 purchased it in 2005. Since then it has become the biggest entertainment venue in London, and hosted a myriad of big name stars and events.
Arena District Photowalk - UA Creative - Columbus, OH
This one made it into Explore: #282 on September 9, 2018
Another shot of the Allianz Arena in Munich. It is a great architectural soccer stadium with the ability to glow in red, blue and white.
Shot with Nikon D5100.
f/10.0
18.0 mm
1/400 sec
ISO 200
Edited in PS Lightroom 5 and PS Elements 12.
The Pula Arena is a Roman amphitheater located in Pula, Croatia. It is the only remaining Roman amphitheater to have four side towers entirely preserved. It was constructed between 27 BC and AD 68, and is among the world's six largest surviving Roman arenas. The arena is also the country's best-preserved ancient monument.
Restored arched walls at Pula.
The amphitheater is depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 10 kuna banknote, issued in 1993, 1995, 2001 and 2004.
Construction
The exterior wall is constructed in limestone. The part facing the sea consists of three stories, while the other part has only two stories since the amphitheater was built on a slope. The maximum height of the exterior wall is 29.40 m (96.5 ft). The first two floors have each 72 arches, while the top floor consists of 64 rectangular openings.
The axes of the elliptical amphitheater are 132.45 and 105.10 m (434.5 and 344.8 ft) long, and the walls stand 32.45 m (106.5 ft) high. It could accommodate 23,000 spectators in the cavea, which had forty steps divided into two meniani. The seats rest directly on the sloping ground; The field for the games, the proper arena, measured 67.95 by 41.65 m (222.9 by 136.6 ft). The field was separated from the public by iron gates.
The arena had a total of 15 gates. A series of underground passageways were built underneath the arena along the main axis from which animals, ludi scenes and fighters could be released; stores and shops were located under the raked seating. The amphitheater was part of the circuit of the gladiators.
Each of the four towers had two cisterns filled with perfumed water that fed a fountain or could be sprinkled on the spectators. The amphitheater could be covered with velaria (large sails), protecting the spectators from sun or rain (as attested by rare construction elements). Below the arena was a system of canals which collected rainwater and effluent and drained into the sea.
This amphitheater, through its conservation, has served as an example for the study of ancient building techniques.
Amphoras in the exhibition below the arena.
The Arena was built between 27 BC and 68 AD, as the city of Pula became a regional center of Roman rule, called Pietas Julia. The name was derived from the sand that, since antiquity, covered the inner space. It was built outside the town walls along the Via Flavia, the road from Pula to Aquileia and Rome.
The amphitheater was first built in timber during the reign of Augustus (2–14 AD). It was replaced by a small stone amphitheater during the reign of emperor Claudius. In 79 AD it was enlarged to accommodate gladiator fights by Vespasian and to be completed in 81 AD under emperor Titus. This was confirmed by the discovery of a Vespasian coin in the malting.
St. Germanus, of whom little is known, was allegedly tortured in the Amphitheatre in or around 290, and subsequently martyred outside the city, on the road to Nesactium. The legend is apocryphal. The amphitheater remained in use until the 5th century, when emperor Honorius prohibited gladiatorial combats. It was not until 681 that combat between convicts, particularly those sentenced to death, and wild animals was forbidden. In the 5th century the amphitheater began to see its stone plundered by the local populace. By the 13th century, the patriarch of Aquileia forbade further removal from the Arena.
I’ve recently watched Arena and thought it was very good. Anyone know if there’s a remake or spin off with Gorn? You can find this image on my Etsy shop…https://sidiousart.etsy.com/listing/1795124769
Verona, Italy
Fujifilm Zoom Date 1300
Polaroid Polapan Instant B&W slide film
Expired November 1984
Shot August 2025 @ISO100
Multiple views of the Archeological Museum in Pula, a former Roman Arena. I waited a long time to get a view of the crane unencumbered by entering visitors.
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| Nikon D300s | Sigma 10-20 [ 10mm ] @ ƒ/4 | 248.6 sec | ISO 400 | Trípode ON | No Flash |
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