A photograph shows gladiator helmets, displayed as part of the exhibition, “Gladiators in the Arena. Between Colosseum and Ludus Magnus,” at the Colosseum in central Rome, on July 20, 2023.

The Colosseum’s underground areas – where gladiators and animals were kept in rooms before taking elevators onto the arena floor – have been opened to the public for the first time in the ...

The Colosseum’s underground areas – where gladiators and animals were kept in rooms before taking elevators onto the arena floor – have been opened to the public for the first time in the ...

An underground section of Rome's Colosseum is now open to the public. ... Meanwhile, the underground part of the arena was inaccessible. The Colosseum pictured on March 19, 2020.

Visitors will soon be allowed to see the monument's underground chambers. ROME, Italy, May 27, 2010— -- Come this summer, visitors to Rome will be able to see parts of the Roman Colosseum ...

Surprisingly, "there are many other underground sites that are entirely accessible to travelers, if they know about them." I ...

Below the arena floor is the “Underground.” The underground was a network of corridors and chambers where people, animals, and supplies were kept for the games.

The Colosseum’s underground areas – where gladiators and animals were kept in rooms before taking elevators onto the arena floor – have been opened to the public for the first time in the ...