Friday, 16 September 2011

Amphitheatre, Pattanam and Muziris Heritage Project-

 Dr.T.M..Thomas Issac  and Muziris Heritage Project

An amphitheatre is also coming up at Kottappuram. Amphitheatres are Roman buldings of elliptical form open with an arena surrounded by tiers of seats.It is the hallmark of imperial Roman architecture. The monumental Roman amphitheatre is the 'Colosseum' built in 80AD. But unlike Europe, amphitheatres are rare in east and an exception is the one at Pergamun in Asia Minor-Turkey.It has been decided to construct an amphitheatre at Kottappuram boat jetty.The muziris project is the brainchild of Dr. Thomas Issac former CPM minister. Pattanam provides Cherian's  archaeological evidence  for arrival of St' Thomas in Kerala  early Roman contacts Constructing Roman buildings and naming them Muziris heritage. This is the strategy.

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