Photo: Building Roman Amphitheatre Piazza Anfiteatro Lucca Tuscany Italy

A building surrounding the Old Roman Amphitheatre in the Piazza Anfiteatro at dusk in the city of Lucca, Tuscany Italy. Many buildings in this similar style line the outside of the Piazza, which used to be a Roman Amphitheatre dating from 180 BC.

Dusk settles on the old Roman Amphitheatre, now the Piazza Anfiteatro in Lucca, a city in the Tuscany region of Italy, and the lights come on in the building. The Roman Amphitheatre dates back to 180 BC, but most of the buildings that still stand today were built during the 19th century by famous Lucca architect Lorenzo Nottolini, who cleared out the space and built the buildings around the outside on the original Roman foundations, which is why the area today still retains the original shape of the Amphitheatre.

The buildings such as this one, that line the outside are simple in design but colourful, and is in the same style as many on the Liguria coast. Many of the buildings are either a bright yellow colour or a more subdued shade of brown such as this one here, which is characteristic of the nearby Siena province where most of the houses are in the brown family. ... continue below the picture...

... Most buildings in the Piazza Anfiteatro are a brighter colour with window boxes decorating the outside. The buildings in the Piazza are a mixture of houses, cafes and restaurants.

The city of Lucca is the capital of the Province of Lucca, which is part of the beautiful Region of Tuscany, known for its stunning scenery, delicious food and wine and quaint towns and cities.

Buildings surrounding the Old Roman Amphitheatre, Piazza Anfiteatro, at dusk in the City of Lucca, Province of Lucca, Region of Tuscany, Italy, Europe.