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View of Amalfi, Italy, with Mount Cerreto (1,315 m; 4,314 ft) in the background. Amalfi was a maritime power with 70,000 residents until 1343, when an earthquake and subsequent tsunami destroyed most of the city. The tower of the Amalfi Cathedral (Duomo di Amalfi), built in 1208, can be seen in the foreground.
View of homes in Positano on the rugged Amalfi Coast in Italy. The city is about 18 km east of the city of Amalfi and was a prosperous port in the Amalfi Republic during the 16th and 17th centuries.
This view shows Positano, Italy, which was built vertically on the face of a cliff on the rugged Amalfi Coast. In the foreground is the Our Lady of the Assumption (Santa Maria Assunta) church.
The ceramic dome of the Our Lady of the Assumption church in Positano on Italy's Amalfi Coast.
Altar inside the Our Lady of the Assumption church in Positano, on Italy's Amalfi Coast. Above the altar is a 13th-century Byzantine Black Madonna and Child.
The town of Vernazza on the Italian Riviera is part of the Cinque Terre National Park that consists of five picturesque villages reached only by hiking trail, train, or ferry.
The ancient and historic city of Rome, Italy, showing the dome of the Pantheon on the left, the Monument of Victor Emanuel II in the left background, and various other church domes.
The Vittorio Emanuele Bridge over the Tiber River in Rome, Italy, with Vatican City in the background. The bridge was completed in 1911.
The Castel Sant'Angelo along the Tiber River in Rome, Italy, is also known as the Mausoleum of Hadrian. The Roman emperor built it as a tomb for himself and his family around A.D. 135. Succeeding emperors were also entombed there. The structure has since served as a fortress, a castle, and a museum.
The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, was first used in A.D. 80. In Roman times, it was called the Flavian Amphitheater and held 50,000 spectators. The name "Colosseum" was introduced in medieval times and referred to a giant statue of Nero that stood nearby. The outer walls have three levels of arches with columns topped by Ionic capitals at the lower level and Doric and Corinthian at the top.
The arena of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, was a wooden floor covered with sand, with rooms and passageways underneath for performers, sets, and animals. Spectator seating was divided into three sections: ordinary people sat in the upper level, the better-off in the middle sections, and the elite in the lower level.
The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, had seating for 50,000 spectators. The upper level had supports for 240 masts that held up a canvas awning to shield the spectators from sun and rain.
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