Sports Arenas

Sites that include historical Sports Arenas. Three common groups of these are: Roman amphitheatres (for gladiator fights), Roman circuses (for chariot racing) and Pre-Columbian Ball courts (for the Mesoamerican ballgame).

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Sports Arenas':

  • Amphitheater of El Jem Roman amphitheatre
  • Archaeological Site of Delphi Stadium for the Pythian Games (various sports)
  • Chichen-Itza Pre-Columbian Ball court
  • Copan Pre-Columbian Ball court
  • Delos Hippodrome and stadium for the Delian Games
  • El Tajin Pre-Columbian Ball court
  • Leptis Magna Roman amphitheatre and circus
  • Meidan Emam, Esfahan Maidan Shah (Polo)
  • Mérida Roman amphitheatre and circus
  • Oaxaca and Monte Alban (Monte Alban) Pre-Columbian Ball court
  • Olympia Various arenas (athletics, wrestling etc)
  • Palenque Pre-Columbian Ball court
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine Jeu de Paume (early Tennis)
  • Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles
  • Rome Roman amphitheatre and circus
  • Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus Palaestra (ancient Greek wrestling school)
  • Tárraco Roman amphitheatre and circus
  • Tikal National Park Pre-Columbian Ball courts (7)
  • Tipasa Roman amphitheatre
  • Trier Roman amphitheatre
  • Tyre Roman Hippodrome (horse racing and chariot racing)
  • Uxmal Pre-Columbian Ballcourt
  • Verona Roman amphitheatre