P263 - Croatia - The Arena in Pula

The Arena (colosseum) in Pula, Istria, Croatia

Arena is the name of the amphitheatre located in Pula, Croatia. The Arena is the only remaining Roman amphitheater to have four side towers and with all three Roman architectural orders entirely preserved. It is the sixth largest surviving Roman arena and a rare example, among the 200 Roman surviving amphitheatres, of unique technological solutions. It is also the best preserved ancient monument in Croatia.

The amphitheatre is depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 10 kuna banknote, issued in 1993, 1995, 2001 and 2004.

Pula位于克罗地亚西北的Istria半岛，是一个海边市镇，一世纪时为罗马帝国在亚德里亚海一重要的桥头堡，现在仍是克罗地亚的重要货运港口。Pula旧城中心仍保存着罗马时代的街道设计，以城堡(Citadel)为中心，街道民居环绕而建成，四周散布不少罗马时代的建筑陈迹，其中包括罗马竞技场、凯旋门及罗马城墙、罗马马赛克等，虽经岁月的洗礼，仍能叫人略窥当年罗马帝国的风采。

普拉竞技场位于克罗地亚历史名城普拉市中心，建于古罗马时代，有近2000年的历史。竞技场呈椭圆形，墙高30余米，全部用石块筑成，可容纳2万余名观众，是欧洲保存最完好的古建筑之一。近年来，这里每年都举行电影节和文化活动，吸引了大批游客前来参观旅游。

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