How does the Colosseum exemplify the architectural innovations of imperial Roman monuments?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal Answer should include:
1. The massive arena is constructed of barrel vaults that cover passageways and stairs, which form groin vaults at the intersections around the arena's perimeter.
2. The Roman builders used concrete created by mixing stone rubble with volcanic sand and water to create the barrel and groin vaults of the structure's core.
3. The building's façade is created from stone masonry and features three levels of arcades surrounded by an attic story.
4. Each arch of the arcade is framed by decorative engaged columns and is in a different architectural order: the ground level columns are in the Tuscan order, the second level is in the Ionic order, the third level is in the Corinthian order, and Corinthian pilasters adorn the top level.
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