Colosseo (Rome Metro)

Colosseo is a station on Line B of the Rome Metro. It was opened on 10 February 1955 and is located, as its name suggests, in the Monti rione on via del Colosseo near the Colosseum. The station is currently being expanded to be the new northern terminus of Metro's Line C. [1]

Colosseo
General information
Owned by	ATAC
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Website	41°53′29″N 12°29′29″E
History
Opened	10 February 1955 (1955-02-10)
Services
Preceding station Rome Metro Following station Circo Massimo towards Laurentina Line B Cavour towards Rebibbia or Jonio
Location
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Rome Metro: Line B
Rebibbia P.Mammolo S.M.Soccorso Jonio Pietralata Conca d'Oro M.Tiburtini FL1 Libia Quintiliani S. Agnese - Annibaliano Tiburtina FL1 FL2 FL3 Bologna 3 19 Policlinico Castro Pretorio 5 14 RM-Giard. FL4 FL5 FL6 Termini A FL7 FL8 LE-FCO Cavour 3 Colosseo 3 Circo Massimo FL1 FL3 FL5 Piramide 3 RM-Lido Garbatella RM-Lido Basilica San Paolo Marconi RM-Lido EUR Magliana EUR Palasport EUR Fermi 720-CIA Laurentina

The main entrance to the station on the Piazza Del Colosseo. Exiting here, passengers immediately see the Colosseum and Arch of Constantine in front of them

Its atrium houses mosaics from the Artemetro Roma Prize. They are by Pietro Dorazio (Italy), Kenneth Noland (United States) and Emil Schumacher (Germany).[2][3] The main exit is on the lower level, in front of the Colosseum on the Piazza Del Colosseo and to the right of the Arch of Constantine, whilst the other exit is a second story one, located in the middle of the Largo Gaetana Agnesi park above the Piazza.