The Arles Amphitheatre in southern France was built in 90 AD, slightly later than the Colosseum, which the text dates to 72 to 80. The article names no architect or client. It is a two-tiered Roman amphitheatre with an oval arena, terraces, galleries, drainage and exit staircases.
It measures 446 feet (136 m) long, 358 feet (109 m) wide and 69 feet (21 m) high, with 120 arches in 60 arcades on two levels. The article gives no materials. It hosted gladiator and hunting spectacles for more than four centuries.
After the Western Empire fell, it became a fortified town with more than 200 houses and two chapels, and medieval towers were added. The article mentions four towers in one place and three in a footnote. Prosper Mérimée began its monument status in 1825, and UNESCO listed it in 1981. It now hosts bullfights, plays and concerts.
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