Rome’s Colosseum get a facelift that recreates ancient columns from 2,000 years ago

ROME (AP) — The Colosseum has a bright new look following a restoration using the same travertine marble of ancient Rome to ...

Rome’s Colosseum Gets a New Look With Recreated Ancient Columns

The restoration is intended to give visitors a sense of the historic structure's original scale.
Smithsonian Magazine

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 ...
Greek Reporter

Colosseum Restoration Revives Ancient Design With Original Roman Stone

A major restoration of the Colosseum has given it a bright new look, using the same travertine stone Roman builders used 2,000 years ago.
WTAE-TV

Rome Colosseum gladiators again? Criticized Airbnb deal makes staged fights a reality

The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights — albeit staged — for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5 million sponsorship deal with Airbnb that aims to promote "a more ...