'Enter the arena': Roman restoration project reveals secret 'Commodus Passage' in Colosseum

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'Enter the arena': Roman restoration project reveals secret 'Commodus Passage' in Colosseum   Want to walk in the footsteps of Roman emperors? Now you can because an ancient secret passageway in Rome's Colosseum used exclusively by emperors is now open to the public for the first time since its construction almost 2,000 years ago.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/01/enter-the-arena-roman-restoration-project-reveals-secret-commodus-passage-in-colosseum  Spark your senses, wake your wonder. Euronews Culture seeks to show creativity in action and inspire our audience to explore the world through the five senses. Start your journey through the best of Europe's arts, gastronomy, traditions and high-end craftsmanship.

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00:00The gallery met in communication the Arena of Colosseum with a sector of the Colosseum

00:22that we can still be sure could be the amphitheater.

00:27The covered corridor was covered in paintings by stucchi and in a first phase also by marmi

00:36and was certainly traversed by the emperor and his family

00:40who arrived on the imperial podium without being seen as a kind of epiphany.

00:46The lighting of this gallery is marked by two different systems,

00:51a warm light that indicates the path to visitors and enhances the beautiful marble of the walls

01:00and a colder light recalling the natural light that used to seep through the holes on the ceiling.

01:09This is my fourth time to the Colosseum.

01:18I've never been on the night tour and I do have to say that it is amazing down there at night,

01:24an entirely different vibe than it is during the day when there are so many people.

01:30The night tour, you get to sort of feel the history a little more down there.

01:35You definitely, the quietness, the stillness, it is an excellent tour.

01:42I would highly recommend it.

02:00The night tour, you have to make a square for the sky,

02:02and you can see the clouds on the top of the sky.

02:05The night tour is on the bay of the sea,

02:18and it is a perfect direction for the sky.

02:19I was wondering if you could see a small Henrietta Davers' light or a high school.

02:22You might see the light, but you may now see how the sky is falling through the sky,

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