Not since the days of Caesar has a velarium—a large, canvas canopy—adorned a coliseum- style amphitheater in Europe. Until now. SDEI Ouest, an engineering consulting firm based in Cholet, France, undertook the challenge of designing, building, and installing the first velarium since the fall of Rome at the Gallo- Roman stadium at Puy du Fou in Vendée, France. Puy du Fou Park Managing Director Laurent Albert tasked SDEI Ouest with studying the f

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