| Coliseum Repaired | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1622 |
| Catalog #: | 354327 | |
| Clip Number: | 354327-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 029-076-04 | |
| Timecode: | 00:29:59 - 00:30:34 | |
| Location: | Rome, Italy | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Historical CONSTRUCTION: Restoration & Repair ENGINEERING: Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Italy, Rome OCCUPATIONS: Engineer OCCUPATIONS: Laborers | |
| Description: | The Eternal City's busy traffic causes vibration that threatens the incremented stones of the 2,000-year-old structure of the ancient Coliseum/. Workmen try feverishly to prevent further damage. Roman Coliseum in the background with traffic in 1956. Panning camera - Roman Coliseum. MCUS - The Roman Coliseum and the stones that are cracking up and are about to fall. CUS - Arched window of the coliseum and the bricks are dipping down and ready to fall. MS - Internal view of the Roman Coliseum. Men working on the bricks. CUS - Man Leaning over the edge of the coliseum’s wall checking out the bricks. Workmen on top and over the side of the coliseum working on the bricks so they wont come loose and fall. Internal view of the coliseum, of course the wooden floor that was once there is gone, exposing where the men and animals were kept. | |
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