The Colosseum

Healthcare Design | October 1, 2008| | Copyright

So there we were, walking down the Via Cavour in Rome, when to the left, we saw perhaps the most famous, and certainly oldest, building profile in the world: the Colosseum. Rome has much to offer in displaying 2,700 years of history but, for my money, the most dramatic and mysterious is this ancient sports arena.

I should explain that I'm blessed with a wife who covers international medical meetings as an online journalist; she allows me to tag along as the vacationing spouse. Fortunately, we both were able to tour the fabled interior of the Colosseum, something we yearned to do after ...

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