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The Roman Colosseum

The Colosseum or Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. It is one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering.
The Colosseum was used to host gladiatorial shows as well as a variety of other […]

Plitvice Lakes - Croatia

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The lakes are situated on the eponymous Plitvice plateau, between the mountains of Li?¨ka Plje??evica (Gornja Plje??evica peak 1,640 m), Mala Kapela (Seli??ki Vrh peak at 1,280 m) and Medve??ak (884 m). The sixteen lakes are separated into an upper and lower cluster formed by runoff from the mountains, descending from an altitude of […]