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At the Colosseum, New Marble Slabs Mark Where Towering Columns Stood Thousands of Years Ago

The piazza uses travertine slabs from original quarries to mark column sites, funded by metro compensatory funds to enhance visitor understanding of the amphitheater.

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Crowds once mingled below two tall arcades supported by 164-foot-tall columns. But due to earthquakes and unstable foundations, these architectural elements collapsed long ago

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At the Colosseum, New Marble Slabs Mark Where Towering Columns Stood Thousands of Years Ago

Crowds once mingled below two tall arcades supported by 164-foot-tall columns. But due to earthquakes and unstable foundations, these architectural elements collapsed long ago

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Revamp at Colosseum recreates footprints of columns from 2,000 years ago

The Colosseum has a bright new look following a restoration using the same travertine marble of ancient Rome to recreate parts of columns from 2,000 years ago.

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Irish Independent broke the news in Ireland on Friday, March 20, 2026.
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