Italy. Lazio region. Rome. The Colosseum. Two tourists carry on their back penguins and photo cameras. The Colosseum, or the Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre (Colosseo), is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. It is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman engineering. 10.2.1991 © 1991 Didier Ruef