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Descriptive Essay – The Colosseum

The Colosseum

Introduction:

Thesis Statement:  6asically, it has a "ascinating historical

$ac*groun&, an ama>ing interior @ e+teriorarchitecture as )ell as outstan&ing uses%

BODY:

1st Topic Sentence:  Through a historical episo&e, the colosseum

)as $uilt $ut in several phases%

Supporting Details-1: Construction o" the Colosseum $egan un&er

the rule o" the Emperor -espasian

Supporting Details-2:  The Colosseum un&er)ent several ra&ical

changes o" use &uring the me&ieval perio&

2nd Topic Sentence: Colosseum )hich is an entirely "reestan&ing

structure &erives its $asic e+terior an& interior

architecture "rom that o" t)o #oman theatres $ac*

to $ac*%

Supporting Details-1: It is 84 meters long an& '7 meters )i&e,

)ith a $ase area o" 7 acres%

Supporting Details-2: it is comprise& a )oo&en 0oor covere& $y

san&, covering an ela$orate un&ergroun&structure calle& the hypogeum%

3rd Topic Sentence:  The Colosseum )as mostly use& to host

gla&iatorial sho)s as )ell as a variety o" other

events li*e munera @ animal hunt, or venatio%

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Descriptive Essay – The Colosseum

Supporting Details-1: Animal hunt utili>e& a great variety o" )il&

$easts, mainly importe& "rom A"rica an& the

East%

Supporting Details-2:  The Colosseum no)a&ays is a ma?or tourist

attraction%

CONC!SION:

"e-state Thesis:  6esi&e this, It has turne& into one o" the #omes

most popular tourist attractions &ue to the

historical creation, supernatural &esign @ a variety

o" momentous uses%