Tutti gli Anfiteatri Romani d'Italia: puntata 2 - Padova

Similar in structure to the Verona Arena, but far less fortunate in its fate of plunder, the Roman amphitheater in Padua received a significant "compensation" in its history. On its foundations, a chapel was inaugurated in 1305 that would become world-famous for Giotto's fresco cycles: the Scrovegni Chapel. The Paduan amphitheater had an elliptical plan with a flattened profile, 134.26 m long on the major axis and 97.31 m long on the minor axis, and was oriented northeast-southwest. The building rested on solid concrete foundations, and its external façade featured a perimeter portico with 80 arches on two levels. According to the most supported reconstruction hypotheses, the decorative apparatus was of the Tuscan order in trachyte, and the floor coverings were in red Verona marble. (Quote from Archeoveneto)