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London’s Roman Amphitheatre
Under Guildhall Art Gallery
Guildhall Yard
London
EC2V 5AE
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Built: AD 70 (remodelled early 2nd century)
In 1988 Museum of London archaeologists unearthed the capital's only Roman amphitheatre in Guildhall Yard next door to the famous Guildhall. Nearly 15 years later, its doors opened for the first time in nearly 2,000 years.
The excavations uncovered a number of well-preserved timber and wattle buildings, probably domestic houses, animal byres and small workshops. The site became a protected monument and the City of London integrated the remains into its proposals for a new Guildhall Art Gallery – the amphitheatre can now be seen in an atmospheric display in the basement of the gallery.