What you'll hear inside Roman Amphitheatre of Mérida:

• 1
  Central Arena with Cross-shaped Pit

  Beneath the floor of the amphitheatre's elliptical arena lies a large cross-shaped pit, originally hidden from view by wooden flooring.

• 2
  Eastern Sponsors' Tribune

  The Eastern Sponsors' Tribune occupies the eastern end of the amphitheatre's minor axis, facing the Magistrates' Tribune opposite.

• 3
  Western Magistrates' Tribune

  The western magistrates' tribune occupied a privileged position above the western entrance of the amphitheatre, where civic authorities presided over spectacles.

• 4
  Gladiator Access Galleries

  These two lengthy corridors, positioned at either end of the amphitheatre's main axis in Mérida, once connected the outside world to the arena itself.

• 5
  Gladiator and Beast Quarters

  The gladiators' and wild beasts' chambers are rooms that open onto two long corridors at either end of the amphitheatre's main axis, adjacent to the arena floor.

• 6
  Podium of the Arena with Murals

  The podium of the arena is the high wall that once separated the performance area from the seating tiers, designed to protect spectators.

• 7
  Media Cavea

  Middle tier of the seating, with some sections still preserved on the slope of the San Albín hill.

• 8
  Ímea Cavea

  The ima cavea is the lower section of the amphitheatre's seating, closest to the arena and the best-preserved tier to visit today.

• 9
  Summa Cavea

  Upper tier of the seating, for the lowest social classes; barely any remains survive after stone robbing.

• 10
  Vomitoria of the Facade

  The sixteen doorways in the elliptical facade that channelled spectators towards the seating tiers.

• 11
  Monumental Axis Gates

  Four monumental gates on the ellipse axes leading into the arena through wide corridors.