Notes on the Geography of Italy: Classical Rome 1: Photo 8 By the 12th century, the Colosseum was a private castle. By the 15th, it had become a quarry for ready-cut travertine and tufa, hauled off to build both the Palazzo di Venezia and the Palazzo Farnese. The south side, shown here, was mined particularly intensively. By the 19th century, the weakened structure seemed about to collapse and buttresses were built by papal order. View: tiny * small * medium * big * biggest Photo Size Back to Italy: Classical Rome 1 chapter Short link for this page: http://www.greatmirror.com?justpic=2628

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