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Question: In not more than 300 words, discuss the ways in which modern football stadia are similar to the architecture of the Colosseum in Rome, and how they differ from it.
Answer: The architectural style of the Colosseum, built almost two thousand years ago, has influenced today’s British football grounds which echo it in terms of both form and function.
Wembley boasts the same oval shape, towers, arches and classical detailing as the Colosseum, and both were built to be modern, aesthetically outstanding and display the power and stability of their respective Empires. This similar form reflects the similar functions; the Colosseum hosted a variety of fighting while Wembley has hosted everything from football to the Olympics to dog racing....(short extract)
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Details: Mark: 70% | Subject: History | Course: History | Level: A-Level | Year: Not applicable | Document type: Essay* | Words: 500 | References: No | Date written: October, 2004 | Date submitted: January 26, 2009 | Essay ID: 348
