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Solar Eclipse Creates Ring Of Fire - Easter Island

Solar Eclipse Creates Ring Of Fire - Easter Island

People observe an annular solar eclipse on Easter Island, Chile, on October 2, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Solar Eclipse Creates Ring Of Fire - Easter Island

Solar Eclipse Creates Ring Of Fire - Easter Island

People observe an annular solar eclipse on Easter Island, Chile, on October 2, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Solar Eclipse Creates Ring Of Fire - Easter Island

Solar Eclipse Creates Ring Of Fire - Easter Island

An annular solar eclipse is pictured on Easter Island, Chile, on October 2, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annular solar eclipse

Annular solar eclipse

Photo taken on Oct. 14, 2023, shows a "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse over the sky of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Annular solar eclipse

Annular solar eclipse

People in Albuquerque, New Mexico, watch an annular solar eclipse through viewing glasses on Oct. 14, 2023.

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Annular solar eclipse

Annular solar eclipse

People in Albuquerque, New Mexico, watch an annular solar eclipse through viewing glasses on Oct. 14, 2023.

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Annular solar eclipse observed in Americas

STORY: Annular solar eclipse observed in Americas DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of annular solar eclipse recorded in Mexico, Salvador, Venezuela and Colombia STORYLINE: An annular solar eclipse was observed on Saturday in Americas. It was the second and last solar eclipse of the year. The solar eclipse's annular band began in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and passed through several countries including the United States, Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, and Brazil before ending in the western Atlantic Ocean, according to the Purple Mountain Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. A partial eclipse could be seen in North America (except for the extreme west and northeast), South America (except for the south), the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean (except for the north and southeast), and the extreme west of Africa. Solar eclipses also have other three types: total solar eclipse, partial sol

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CHINA-HENAN-LUOYANG-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-DEFENSIVE TRENCH (CN)

CHINA-HENAN-LUOYANG-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-DEFENSIVE TRENCH (CN)

(230301) -- ZHENGZHOU, March 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2023 shows the accumulated layers in a defensive trench discovered at the Suyang relics site in Yiyang County of Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province. A defensive trench dating back around 6,000 years has been discovered at the Suyang relics site, according to the municipal institute of archaeology of Luoyang City. The semi-annular trench was dug manually, and the shape and structure reflected the powerful and orderly social organization ability and technical level at that time, said Ren Guang, who is in charge of the excavation of the site. (Photo by Dong Gefei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HENAN-LUOYANG-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-DEFENSIVE TRENCH (CN)

CHINA-HENAN-LUOYANG-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-DEFENSIVE TRENCH (CN)

(230301) -- ZHENGZHOU, March 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo shows a pottery of the Yangshao Culture, dating back 5,000 to 7,000 years, unearthed from the Suyang relics site in Yiyang County of Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province. A defensive trench dating back around 6,000 years has been discovered at the Suyang relics site, according to the municipal institute of archaeology of Luoyang City. The semi-annular trench was dug manually, and the shape and structure reflected the powerful and orderly social organization ability and technical level at that time, said Ren Guang, who is in charge of the excavation of the site. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HENAN-LUOYANG-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-DEFENSIVE TRENCH (CN)

CHINA-HENAN-LUOYANG-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-DEFENSIVE TRENCH (CN)

(230301) -- ZHENGZHOU, March 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2023 shows a defensive trench discovered at the Suyang relics site in Yiyang County of Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province. A defensive trench dating back around 6,000 years has been discovered at the Suyang relics site, according to the municipal institute of archaeology of Luoyang City. The semi-annular trench was dug manually, and the shape and structure reflected the powerful and orderly social organization ability and technical level at that time, said Ren Guang, who is in charge of the excavation of the site. (Photo by Dong Gefei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HENAN-LUOYANG-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-DEFENSIVE TRENCH (CN)

CHINA-HENAN-LUOYANG-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-DEFENSIVE TRENCH (CN)

(230301) -- ZHENGZHOU, March 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2023 shows household relics of the Yangshao Culture, dating back 5,000 to 7,000 years, discovered at the Suyang relics site in Yiyang County of Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province. A defensive trench dating back around 6,000 years has been discovered at the Suyang relics site, according to the municipal institute of archaeology of Luoyang City. The semi-annular trench was dug manually, and the shape and structure reflected the powerful and orderly social organization ability and technical level at that time, said Ren Guang, who is in charge of the excavation of the site. (Photo by Dong Gefei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HENAN-LUOYANG-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-DEFENSIVE TRENCH (CN)

CHINA-HENAN-LUOYANG-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-DEFENSIVE TRENCH (CN)

(230301) -- ZHENGZHOU, March 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2023 shows the accumulated layers in a defensive trench discovered at the Suyang relics site in Yiyang County of Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province. A defensive trench dating back around 6,000 years has been discovered at the Suyang relics site, according to the municipal institute of archaeology of Luoyang City. The semi-annular trench was dug manually, and the shape and structure reflected the powerful and orderly social organization ability and technical level at that time, said Ren Guang, who is in charge of the excavation of the site. (Photo by Dong Gefei/Xinhua)

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

TOKYO, Japan - A sequence of photos taken in Tokyo's Sumida Ward between 6:31 a.m. and 8:27 a.m. on May 21, 2012, show the occurrence of an annular solar eclipse. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan the same day.

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

NARITA, Japan - Students use solar-eclipse glasses to observe an annular solar eclipse at an elementary school in Tomisato, Chiba Prefecture, on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including Tokyo.

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photos show people and a dog with gear to observe an annular solar eclipse, including solar-eclipse glasses and welding goggles, seen in various parts of Japan on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including Tokyo the same day.

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

TOKYO, Japan - People try to take photos of an annular solar eclipse in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including Tokyo.

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

NARITA, Japan - Students use a handmade pinhole scope to observe an annular solar eclipse at an elementary school in Tomisato, Chiba Prefecture, on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including Tokyo.

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

KAIZUKA, Japan - Patches of sunshine through leaves of a tree, each in the shape of a partial solar eclipse, are reflected on the back of a student at an elementary school in Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including Tokyo the same day.

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

IBUSUKI, Japan - Takahisa Yamaguchi (R), a 36-year-old soccer team manager, and his 20-year-old bride Mai, observe an annular solar eclipse using solar-eclipse glasses during a wedding ceremony on the seaside deck at a hotel in Ibusuki in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture, on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including Tokyo the same day.

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

TOKYO, Japan - A woman tries to take a photo of an annular solar eclipse using a smartphone and solar-eclipse glasses in Higashishimbashi, Tokyo, on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including Tokyo.

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

OSAKA, Japan - A child looks at a solar eclipse in Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, on May 21, 2012, as patches of sunshine through leaves of a tree are reflected on a wall. The shape of the sunshine patches was distorted due to the eclipse. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan.

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

TOKYO, Japan - A composite photo shows a solar eclipse taken through a dark filter from 6:27 a.m. to 7:56 a.m. on May 21, 2012, and Tokyo Skytree in the capital's Sumida Ward taken before the eclipse. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including Tokyo.

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

MINAMISOMA, Japan - An annular solar eclipse is observed at a junior high school in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, in a photo taken through a dark filter at 7:39 a.m. on May 21, 2012. Part of the ring looks like beads due to unevenness of the moon surface in the Baily's beads phenomenon.

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

IBUSUKI, Japan - Newlyweds Takahisa and Mai Yamaguchi look up at a solar eclipse seen between clouds during their wedding ceremony in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan.

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Dog with solar-eclipse glasses

Dog with solar-eclipse glasses

KORIYAMA, Japan - A dog kept at a temporary housing unit looks up at the sky with solar-eclipse glasses in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed over a wide area of Japan on that morning, including major cities on the Pacific coast of the Japanese archipelago such as Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Students look up a solar eclipse at a junior high school in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan.

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

OSAKA, Japan - A boy takes a photo of patches of sunshine on the ground beneath the leaves of a tree in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, on May 21, 2012. The shape of the sunshine patches was distorted due to a solar eclipse. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan.

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

TOKYO, Japan - An annular solar eclipse is observed in Tokyo's Sumida Ward in a photo taken through a dark filter at 7:34 a.m. on May 21, 2012.

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters look up a solar eclipse in front of Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station at 7:30 a.m. on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including the capital.

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Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

OSAKA, Japan - Commuters look up at an annular solar eclipse seen between clouds in front of JR Osaka Station in western Japan at 7:30 a.m. on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including Tokyo.

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Annular solar eclipse over China

Annular solar eclipse over China

QINGDAO, China - The sun is eclipsed by the moon near Qingdao in Shandong Province, eastern China, at 4:55 p.m. on Jan. 15, 2010.

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Annular solar eclipse over China

Annular solar eclipse over China

LIJIANG, China - A Chinese tourist views an annular solar eclipse over Lijiang in Yunnan Province, southern China, on Jan. 15, 2010.

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Annular solar eclipse over China

Annular solar eclipse over China

LIJIANG, China - An annular solar eclipse occurs over Lijiang in Yunnan Province, southern China, at 4:44 p.m. on Jan. 15, 2010.

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Annular solar eclipse over China

Annular solar eclipse over China

LIJIANG, China - An annular solar eclipse occurs over Lijiang in Yunnan Province, southern China, at 4:45 p.m. on Jan. 15, 2010.

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Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

★Colosseums underground levels, the Hypogea, has been restored and is now open to visitors for the first time in Rome, Italy on July 26, 2021. The structures, located below the arena and that in ancient times was invisible to the spectators, consist of walls delimiting corridors, 8 longitudinal and 6 annular. The Colosseum, which could accommodate between 50,000 and 75,000 spectators, was equipped with a series of technological devices used for the appearance of men, animals and stage equipment on the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see the sequences of elevators housed in the corridors of the underground area. They are respectively 24 mobile platforms and 28 wooden elevators containing cages raised by winches. Until 523 AD, the year in which record indicates the last show, spectators could not enter the hypogea and access was possible thro

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Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

★Colosseums underground levels, the Hypogea, has been restored and is now open to visitors for the first time in Rome, Italy on July 26, 2021. The structures, located below the arena and that in ancient times was invisible to the spectators, consist of walls delimiting corridors, 8 longitudinal and 6 annular. The Colosseum, which could accommodate between 50,000 and 75,000 spectators, was equipped with a series of technological devices used for the appearance of men, animals and stage equipment on the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see the sequences of elevators housed in the corridors of the underground area. They are respectively 24 mobile platforms and 28 wooden elevators containing cages raised by winches. Until 523 AD, the year in which record indicates the last show, spectators could not enter the hypogea and access was possible thro

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Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

★Colosseums underground levels, the Hypogea, has been restored and is now open to visitors for the first time in Rome, Italy on July 26, 2021. The structures, located below the arena and that in ancient times was invisible to the spectators, consist of walls delimiting corridors, 8 longitudinal and 6 annular. The Colosseum, which could accommodate between 50,000 and 75,000 spectators, was equipped with a series of technological devices used for the appearance of men, animals and stage equipment on the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see the sequences of elevators housed in the corridors of the underground area. They are respectively 24 mobile platforms and 28 wooden elevators containing cages raised by winches. Until 523 AD, the year in which record indicates the last show, spectators could not enter the hypogea and access was possible thro

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Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

★Colosseums underground levels, the Hypogea, has been restored and is now open to visitors for the first time in Rome, Italy on July 26, 2021. The structures, located below the arena and that in ancient times was invisible to the spectators, consist of walls delimiting corridors, 8 longitudinal and 6 annular. The Colosseum, which could accommodate between 50,000 and 75,000 spectators, was equipped with a series of technological devices used for the appearance of men, animals and stage equipment on the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see the sequences of elevators housed in the corridors of the underground area. They are respectively 24 mobile platforms and 28 wooden elevators containing cages raised by winches. Until 523 AD, the year in which record indicates the last show, spectators could not enter the hypogea and access was possible thro

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Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

★Colosseums underground levels, the Hypogea, has been restored and is now open to visitors for the first time in Rome, Italy on July 26, 2021. The structures, located below the arena and that in ancient times was invisible to the spectators, consist of walls delimiting corridors, 8 longitudinal and 6 annular. The Colosseum, which could accommodate between 50,000 and 75,000 spectators, was equipped with a series of technological devices used for the appearance of men, animals and stage equipment on the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see the sequences of elevators housed in the corridors of the underground area. They are respectively 24 mobile platforms and 28 wooden elevators containing cages raised by winches. Until 523 AD, the year in which record indicates the last show, spectators could not enter the hypogea and access was possible thro

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Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

★Colosseums underground levels, the Hypogea, has been restored and is now open to visitors for the first time in Rome, Italy on July 26, 2021. The structures, located below the arena and that in ancient times was invisible to the spectators, consist of walls delimiting corridors, 8 longitudinal and 6 annular. The Colosseum, which could accommodate between 50,000 and 75,000 spectators, was equipped with a series of technological devices used for the appearance of men, animals and stage equipment on the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see the sequences of elevators housed in the corridors of the underground area. They are respectively 24 mobile platforms and 28 wooden elevators containing cages raised by winches. Until 523 AD, the year in which record indicates the last show, spectators could not enter the hypogea and access was possible thro

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Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

★Colosseums underground levels, the Hypogea, has been restored and is now open to visitors for the first time in Rome, Italy on July 26, 2021. The structures, located below the arena and that in ancient times was invisible to the spectators, consist of walls delimiting corridors, 8 longitudinal and 6 annular. The Colosseum, which could accommodate between 50,000 and 75,000 spectators, was equipped with a series of technological devices used for the appearance of men, animals and stage equipment on the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see the sequences of elevators housed in the corridors of the underground area. They are respectively 24 mobile platforms and 28 wooden elevators containing cages raised by winches. Until 523 AD, the year in which record indicates the last show, spectators could not enter the hypogea and access was possible thro

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Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

★Colosseums underground levels, the Hypogea, has been restored and is now open to visitors for the first time in Rome, Italy on July 26, 2021. The structures, located below the arena and that in ancient times was invisible to the spectators, consist of walls delimiting corridors, 8 longitudinal and 6 annular. The Colosseum, which could accommodate between 50,000 and 75,000 spectators, was equipped with a series of technological devices used for the appearance of men, animals and stage equipment on the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see the sequences of elevators housed in the corridors of the underground area. They are respectively 24 mobile platforms and 28 wooden elevators containing cages raised by winches. Until 523 AD, the year in which record indicates the last show, spectators could not enter the hypogea and access was possible thro

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Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

★Colosseums underground levels, the Hypogea, has been restored and is now open to visitors for the first time in Rome, Italy on July 26, 2021. The structures, located below the arena and that in ancient times was invisible to the spectators, consist of walls delimiting corridors, 8 longitudinal and 6 annular. The Colosseum, which could accommodate between 50,000 and 75,000 spectators, was equipped with a series of technological devices used for the appearance of men, animals and stage equipment on the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see the sequences of elevators housed in the corridors of the underground area. They are respectively 24 mobile platforms and 28 wooden elevators containing cages raised by winches. Until 523 AD, the year in which record indicates the last show, spectators could not enter the hypogea and access was possible thro

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Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

★Colosseums underground levels, the Hypogea, has been restored and is now open to visitors for the first time in Rome, Italy on July 26, 2021. The structures, located below the arena and that in ancient times was invisible to the spectators, consist of walls delimiting corridors, 8 longitudinal and 6 annular. The Colosseum, which could accommodate between 50,000 and 75,000 spectators, was equipped with a series of technological devices used for the appearance of men, animals and stage equipment on the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see the sequences of elevators housed in the corridors of the underground area. They are respectively 24 mobile platforms and 28 wooden elevators containing cages raised by winches. Until 523 AD, the year in which record indicates the last show, spectators could not enter the hypogea and access was possible thro

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Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

★Colosseums underground levels, the Hypogea, has been restored and is now open to visitors for the first time in Rome, Italy on July 26, 2021. The structures, located below the arena and that in ancient times was invisible to the spectators, consist of walls delimiting corridors, 8 longitudinal and 6 annular. The Colosseum, which could accommodate between 50,000 and 75,000 spectators, was equipped with a series of technological devices used for the appearance of men, animals and stage equipment on the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see the sequences of elevators housed in the corridors of the underground area. They are respectively 24 mobile platforms and 28 wooden elevators containing cages raised by winches. Until 523 AD, the year in which record indicates the last show, spectators could not enter the hypogea and access was possible thro

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Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

★Colosseums underground levels, the Hypogea, has been restored and is now open to visitors for the first time in Rome, Italy on July 26, 2021. The structures, located below the arena and that in ancient times was invisible to the spectators, consist of walls delimiting corridors, 8 longitudinal and 6 annular. The Colosseum, which could accommodate between 50,000 and 75,000 spectators, was equipped with a series of technological devices used for the appearance of men, animals and stage equipment on the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see the sequences of elevators housed in the corridors of the underground area. They are respectively 24 mobile platforms and 28 wooden elevators containing cages raised by winches. Until 523 AD, the year in which record indicates the last show, spectators could not enter the hypogea and access was possible thro

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Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

★Colosseums underground levels, the Hypogea, has been restored and is now open to visitors for the first time in Rome, Italy on July 26, 2021. The structures, located below the arena and that in ancient times was invisible to the spectators, consist of walls delimiting corridors, 8 longitudinal and 6 annular. The Colosseum, which could accommodate between 50,000 and 75,000 spectators, was equipped with a series of technological devices used for the appearance of men, animals and stage equipment on the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see the sequences of elevators housed in the corridors of the underground area. They are respectively 24 mobile platforms and 28 wooden elevators containing cages raised by winches. Until 523 AD, the year in which record indicates the last show, spectators could not enter the hypogea and access was possible thro

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Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

★Colosseums underground levels, the Hypogea, has been restored and is now open to visitors for the first time in Rome, Italy on July 26, 2021. The structures, located below the arena and that in ancient times was invisible to the spectators, consist of walls delimiting corridors, 8 longitudinal and 6 annular. The Colosseum, which could accommodate between 50,000 and 75,000 spectators, was equipped with a series of technological devices used for the appearance of men, animals and stage equipment on the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see the sequences of elevators housed in the corridors of the underground area. They are respectively 24 mobile platforms and 28 wooden elevators containing cages raised by winches. Until 523 AD, the year in which record indicates the last show, spectators could not enter the hypogea and access was possible thro

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Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

★Colosseums underground levels, the Hypogea, has been restored and is now open to visitors for the first time in Rome, Italy on July 26, 2021. The structures, located below the arena and that in ancient times was invisible to the spectators, consist of walls delimiting corridors, 8 longitudinal and 6 annular. The Colosseum, which could accommodate between 50,000 and 75,000 spectators, was equipped with a series of technological devices used for the appearance of men, animals and stage equipment on the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see the sequences of elevators housed in the corridors of the underground area. They are respectively 24 mobile platforms and 28 wooden elevators containing cages raised by winches. Until 523 AD, the year in which record indicates the last show, spectators could not enter the hypogea and access was possible thro

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Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

Colosseum's underground levels restored - Rome

★Colosseums underground levels, the Hypogea, has been restored and is now open to visitors for the first time in Rome, Italy on July 26, 2021. The structures, located below the arena and that in ancient times was invisible to the spectators, consist of walls delimiting corridors, 8 longitudinal and 6 annular. The Colosseum, which could accommodate between 50,000 and 75,000 spectators, was equipped with a series of technological devices used for the appearance of men, animals and stage equipment on the arena. Among the devices dating back to the Flavian age, it is still possible to see the sequences of elevators housed in the corridors of the underground area. They are respectively 24 mobile platforms and 28 wooden elevators containing cages raised by winches. Until 523 AD, the year in which record indicates the last show, spectators could not enter the hypogea and access was possible thro

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