The visit “A Night at the Colosseum” includes a guided tour lasting about 60 minutes, which will take place along the first tier of the monument, the floor of the arena, and the underground levels.

The visit will be mainly dedicated to the narration of the Colosseum from the point of view of the spectators and the protagonists, and therefore as a building used for the spectacles that took place during the day, including hunts (venationes) and gladiatorial fights (munera).

Route

• entrance from the Valadier gate on the square
• start from the north fornix, formerly the emperors’ main entrance
• brief insight into the imperial entrance and the stucco decorations
• passage on the arena floor, complete view of the cavea where the spectators sat and account of the spectacles that took place here during the games offered by the emperors
• descent to the underground levels, account of the construction and operation
• visit to the new permanent exhibition that focuses on the protagonists of the spectacles with holographic projections, educational videos, original exhibits, and reconstructions of ancient armour
• stop at the Fosso Labicano to learn more about the structure of the corridors and the so-called docks of the eastern manoeuvring chamber
• the hoists and lifts
• moonlit walk along the new walkway through the perimeter and rectilinear corridors to the western manoeuvring chamber
• climb up the stairs under the Triumphal Gate and exit from the underground levels with a stop in front of the mural painting with a view of Jerusalem, concrete evidence of the use and reuse of the Colosseum over the centuries
• stop to view the multimedia installation “The painting of Jerusalem” created by Karmachina
• exit