WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The Colosseum, built at Rome in the 1st century ad, has four stories: on the ground level the order is Doric; on the next level it is Ionic; on the third, Corinthian; and the top story has pilasters (attached rectangular columns), also of the Corinthian order.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first floor has Doric, or possibly Tuscan columns in between arches, the second floor has Ionic columns, and the third floor has Corinthian columns. This style of sequential complexity of the columns would be emulated by many architects in the Baroque era.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Colosseum was built in the Ancient Roman Architectural style. Construction took about seven to eight years, making it one of the largest and most complex structures.

Detailed explanation-4: -6 – Marble: Marble is used both in decoration and the entrances of the cavea in Colosseum. Some of the columns are also made of marble. The first three marble rows were for the nobles and special guests.

Detailed explanation-5: -The bottom layer of the Colosseum was also built with Tuscan columns. Vitruvius noted the use of Tuscan columns in his first writing on architecture during the first century BCE, but he failed to recognize the Tuscan as one of the great Classical orders.