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This site uses cookies to improve your experience, to enhance site security and to show you personalized advertising. Click here Youll receive a full refund if you cancel at least 24 hours in advance of most experiences. The world’s famous Colosseum was built in 80 AD for the Roman emperors to stage fight to-the-death gladiator battles and hunt and kill wild an*mals, whilst members of the general public watched the violent spectaculars. Entry was free, although you were seated according to your social rank and wealth. Gladiatorial games were banned in 438 AD; the wild beast hunting continued until 523. The Colosseum is amazing for its complex and advanced architecture and building technique. Despite being used as a quarry for building materials at various points in history, it is still largely intact. You can see the tiered seating, corridors and the underground rooms where the an*mals and gladiators awaited their fate. Today the Colosseum has set the model for all modern-day stadiums, the only Built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World Fair, held to commemorate the centennial of the Revolution, the Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel) made headlines at the time as the worlds tallest structure at 1,050 feet (320 meters). Initially opposed by Paris artistic and literary elite, the tower was almost torn down in 1909, but its salvation came when it proved an ideal platform for the antennas needed for the new science Today, the highlight of a visit is the supreme view over Paris. When youre done peering upward through the girders from the ground, head up to the three levels open to the public, one of which features the famed 58 Tour Eiffel Restaurant. Just southeast of the Eiffel Tower is a gras*y expanse that served as the site of the worlds first balloon flights. Today, the area is frequented by skateboarding te*ns and activists stating their views on the current state of France. For almost 150 years, Alcatraz has given the innocent chills and the guilty cold sweats. Over the years its been the nations first military