The roman colosseum

The Roman Colosseum has had a major influence on many buildings and structures through-out our history. Even to this day it is possible to find it's architecture in many different forms. One of today's structures which seems to closely resemble it, is the modern football stadia. Like the Roman Colosseum, many are built in a large oval form, this is mainly the case in Scotland, whilst in England they tend to be rectangular. The oval …

…be of increasing size and improving facilities. Most now have shops, bars, restaurants, extensive car parks and various other means to make the spectators' visit comfortable. This was not available in the Colosseum. The modern football stadia no longer speak the classical language of architecture, however, they are all large enough to have a major impact on the areas in which they are built, which is a similar architectural gesture to that of the Colosseum.