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CIRCO MASSIMO - CIRCUS MAXIMUS

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2024
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2024

A remarkable historical site in the Murcia Valley in Rome.

The Circo Massimo was a huge monument in the Murcia valley, which separates the Palatine from the Aventine. It dates back to the 7thcentury BC and was built at the behest of the Tarquin kings. It was used for religious festivals and racing competitions between bigues and quadrigas (up to 240 days a year, according to some accounts). The structure, originally made of wood, was rebuilt in brick and marble under the emperors Claudius and Trajan. The space, 600 m long and 140 m wide, could accommodate up to 250,000 Romans! During the Empire, from Augustus onwards, the Circus Maximus became a grandiose setting. In the center, a median strip, the spina, delimited the inner edge of the tracks, with an obelisk in the middle, which today stands in St. John Lateran. On the Palatine, the emperor's palace and tribune dominated the ensemble. The last spectacle was offered to the Romans by Totila in 549. The Circo Massimo underwent an eight-year restoration program, completed in December 2016, enabling a whole section of the site to be rediscovered. However, very little remains on site.

The Circo Massimo Experience, an augmented reality tour, allows visitors to discover the evolution of the site throughout its history. Equipped with an immersive headset and earphones, it's an eight-stage journey back in time, during which you can stroll through the ancient Roman stores or watch a quadriga race! Available in eight languages, including French.

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Pan Pan
Visited in june 2017
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sans véritable intérêt étant donné que l'ensemble de l'édifice à disparu. Ne reste plus que la grande étendue d'herbe et de terre qui en constituait l'emplacement.
Visited in june 2017
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Il ait vraiment de l’imagination pour se faire une idée de ce qu’était le cirque Maxime. Nous nous ne nous attendions pas à des vestiges aussi peu parlants.
cammmz
Visited in august 2017
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Il faut vraiment d'imaginer le lieu comme il était à l'époque car à part quelques vestiges au bout, il n'y a rien à part un grand sol d'herbe
Bastos
Visited in february 2017
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Il ne reste plus grand chose du Circus Maximus, pourtant il est facile de s'imaginer les milliers de personnes venues assister aux jeux. Il y a un musée sur le côté droit, pas trop cher et peu visité.
Visited in february 2017
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Réellement impressionnant, se rendre sur les lieux de ce stade permet de ressentir l'immensité de l'espace et de se faire une idée du gigantesque monument qui se trouvait sur place jadis.

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