Palais Gallien

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Palais Gallien in Bordeaux, France, are ruins of an old roman amphitheater. The shape of the huge amphitheater, which would have been able to hold about 15,000 spectators, is largely covered over by development.

It was Celtic tribes who first established Bordeaux, but it wasn't until about 200 years later, under the rule of the Romans, that the town started to blossom. Back then it was called Burdigala; today the only remains of Burdigala are the crumbling ruins of this 3rd-century amphitheater.

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