Circus Maximus: augmented reality visits between art and chariot race

The ‘Circo Maximo Experience’ continues in November and December, the immersive visit in augmented and virtual reality of the Circus Maximus, the largest building for the spectacle of antiquity and one of the largest of all time. You will be able to ‘see’ the ancient Murcia Valley enriched with buildings, you will walk among the shops of the time, witnessing a race of chariots between shouts of incitement and overturning of chariots, up to stand in front of the Arch of Titus about twenty meters high , reconstructed in augmented reality and in full scale in front of your eyes. From Sunday until December 30th, visits will take place on Saturday and Sunday from 11.05 am to 3.10 pm (last admission), with the exception of the first Sundays of the month (November 7 and December 5) and Christmas Day. At the same time, visitors can also take advantage of the visit on Wednesday 8 December Feast of the Immaculate Conception and on 21-22-23-28-29-30 December. The immersive visit, lasting about 40 minutes, is itinerant and develops within the archaeological area on a path of 8 observation points, using specific viewers.The project is promoted by Roma Culture, Capitoline Superintendence for Cultural Heritage, organized by Zetema Progetto Cultura and created by Gs Net Italia and Inglobe Technologies. The scientific direction is by the Capitoline Superintendence for Cultural Heritage. Thanks to augmented and virtual reality, the visitor can totally immerse himself in the history of the archaeological site with the vision of the architectural and landscape reconstructions along all its historical phases: from the first and simple wooden construction, to the glories of the imperial age, from the Middle Ages to in the early decades of the twentieth century.