The Colosseum: the symbol of Rome and a testimony to ancient Roman architecture

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Highlights

  • Free and priority entry to the city’s most popular attractions, museums and guided tours with the Rome City Pass – one ticket, all included! 
  • Skip the queues at the ticket office: you can add the ticket for priority entry to the Colosseum to your Rome City Pass as an option 
  • Flexible reservation: reserve your preferred date when booking your Rome City Pass 
  • Your ticket is valid as an admission ticket for the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill 
  • Rome’s most famous sight and favourite landmark 
  • Impressive monument of Roman architecture 
  • Venue for gladiator fights and other entertainment events in ancient Rome 
  • Today, the Colosseum is a monument against capital punishment 

Experience the Colosseum, an impressive monument to ancient Roman culture!

What awaits you on site

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The Colosseum is the most famous sight in the Italian capital and the symbol of Rome. With a circumference of 5220 metres and a height of 48 metres, it is the largest amphitheatre built in ancient Rome and also the largest enclosed building of Roman antiquity.

The Colosseum was built between 72 and 80 AD under the original name Anfiteatro Flavio. Its history therefore goes back to the time of the emperors of the Flavian dynasty. After its completion, the theatre opened with a hundred days of games. For over 400 years, it served as an arena for various games organised by members of the imperial family. Today, the building and its history are considered a testimony to the fantastic architecture of the ancient Romans and is both protected and the subject of archaeological research. Since 1999, it has also been recognised as a monument against the death penalty.

How to get there

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Address: Piazza del Colosseo 1 00184 Rome Italy 

Good to know

  • Opening hours
    2 January – 28 February: 9 am – 4.30 pm
    1 March – 26 March: 9 am – 5.30 pm
    27 March – 31 August: 9 am – 7.15 pm
    1 September – 30 September: 9 am – 7.00 pm
    1 October – 31 October: 9 am – 6.30 pm
    1 November – 31 December: 8.30 am – 4.30 pm 
  • Closed: 1 January and 25 December
  • Last admission one hour before closing time.
  • Select your preferred date when booking with Colosseum tickets 
  • When booking, you can select the option "without Colosseum", e.g. if a reservation is not available on your preferred date. 

Skip the queues at the ticket office: you can add the ticket for priority entry to the Colosseum to your Rome City Pass as an option


 

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