Barack Obama visited the Colosseum in Rome in the latest stop on his European tour, calling the ancient area 'remarkable' and 'unbelivable'. The US President was full of praise for the monument, once used for gladiatorial bouts during the days of the Roman Empire, as he was given a guided tour of the historic Italian site. Mr Obama was clearly impressed by the scale of the huge arena as he was shown around by the Colosseum's technical director Barbara Nazzaro. Scroll down for video Impressed: Barack Obama visited the Colosseum in Rome in the latest stop on his European tour, calling the ancient area 'remarkable' and 'unbelievable'
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US President full of praise for the huge Roman arena
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He was given a tour of the site by technical director Barbara Nazzaro
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'This is bigger than some current baseball stadiums,' says Mr Obama
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President also full of praise for Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi
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He hails the 39-year-old's 'energy and vision' in joint news conference
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