Regarding your edit, since the rule is to assume good faith on HN, I'll try my best: - the Colosseum is a remarkable building for its time, only a handful of l

Regarding your edit, since the rule is to assume good faith on HN, I'll try my best: - the Colosseum is a remarkable building for its time, only a handful of large buildings of that age are still standing - even by modern standards, the remaining architecture is striking IMO - objectively, 7 million people per year visit the Colosseum, making it one of the most popular sites in the world. So even if you don't think it's special on at least some metrics, you're wrong by definition.