Towards the end of the reign of Emperor Augustus, the second largest Roman amphitheatre after the Colosseum of Rome was built in the first century A.D.: the Arena of Verona. Today it is considered one of the best preserved Roman buildings in the city. Originally, the arena could hold about 30,000 visitors and was mainly used for gladiator fights and theatre performances. After the building remained largely unused for centuries, opera performances and concerts take place regularly again today, also due to the excellent acoustics of the arena.
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