3D print the Amphitheatre of El Jem
A free, printable model of the oval amphitheater and the town streets, small buildings and green patches around it, generated from real map data in your browser.
Free, in your browser. Exports a slicer-ready 3MF.
About the Amphitheatre of El Jem
The Amphitheatre of El Jem is an oval Roman amphitheater in the modern city of El Djem, Tunisia, once Thysdrus, within the Roman province of Africa. It was built around 238 AD and ranks among the best preserved Roman stone ruins anywhere, and it is unique in Africa. It is also among the largest amphitheaters anywhere, with an estimated capacity of 35,000. The oval measures 148 m (486 ft) along its major axis and 122 m (400 ft) along its minor axis.
The amphitheater was built from stone blocks on flat ground, for spectator events like other Roman amphitheaters, and it is exceptionally well conserved. It is the third amphitheater built on the same spot. One claim credits Gordian, the local proconsul who went on to become Emperor Gordian II, but a likelier account points to Gordian III, who was born at Thysdrus and wanted it to be part of a scheme to beautify his hometown. His successors did not complete it, so it remained unfinished. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.
In the Middle Ages the amphitheater served as a fortress, and people sheltered inside during the Vandal attacks of 430 and the Arab attacks of 647. In 1695 Mohamed Bey El Mouradi opened a gap in one wall to end the resistance of his brother's followers, who had gathered inside. Around 1850 Ahmad I ibn Mustafa enlarged the breach to approximately 30 m (98 ft). Later in the 19th century the structure housed shops and dwellings and was used for grain storage.
How it prints
Make this print opens the generator on a 600 m square around the landmark. Buildings print at close to true scale, so the landmark grows with the print size.
| Print size | Landmark height | Scale |
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| 160 mm default | 11 mm | 1:3,750 |
| 200 mm | 13 mm | 1:3,000 |
| 256 mm | 17 mm | 1:2,344 |
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- Tiers of narrow arches
- The oval wall is made of several tiers of narrow arches. Print friendly adapts them to the print scale; Full detail keeps every arch, which suits a larger print or a fine nozzle.
- A broken section shows the seating
- The ring is open on one side, so the stepped seating inside shows. A bigger print size keeps the steps distinct, and layers of 0.12 to 0.16 mm keep their edges crisp.
- One piece with the ground
- The Amphitheatre of El Jem is joined to the ground in the exported file, and the four-side check found no floating parts, so nothing needs gluing.
- Pick the detail for your nozzle
- In the Buildings settings, set Landmark detail to Print friendly to adapt thin parts and small details to the print scale. Full detail keeps every modeled feature, for larger prints or a finer nozzle.
- Colors
- Buildings, roads, water and ground arrive as separate filament slots in the 3MF. The Amphitheatre of El Jem takes the building color.
- File format
- You get a 3MF for Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer or PrusaSlicer. Any of them can save it as STL if you need one.
About this model
The Amphitheatre of El Jem is one of more than 2,300 landmark models in Mini Skyline. They are made with AI, and each one is checked from four sides in its real surroundings before release. Everything around it is built from OpenStreetMap and Overture map data. If you would rather print the shape from map data, turn off Landmark models in the Buildings settings.
Common questions
Is there an Amphitheatre of El Jem STL I can download?
Mini Skyline builds the file for you in your browser and exports 3MF, which every major slicer opens. If you need an STL, open the 3MF in your slicer and export it from there.
How big can I print it?
Any print size from 40 mm across. The Amphitheatre of El Jem grows with the print: about 11 mm tall on the default 160 mm print. For a model larger than your printer bed, Project Mode splits the area into tiles.
Is it free?
Yes. Generation runs in your browser, with no account and nothing behind a paywall.
