Roman forum built from cardboard in a day
But the cardboard construction will fall like the Roman Empire on Sunday
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Rome wasn't built in a day - but Leicester's cardboard forum was.
On Saturday a Roman forum building was created entirely from cardboard and sticky tape in Jubilee Square.
The brown building will come tumbling down today as part of a free Old Town Festival in the city centre on Saturday and Sunday.
Other attractions for visitors to the city include learning to march like a Centurion, mosaic making in the Guildhall, morris dancing and meeting a fire-breathing dragon to mark St George's Day.
Assistant city mayor Vi Dempster said combining traditional St George's Day celebrations with the Leicester's 2,000-year history made for "an exciting festival with something for everyone".
The construction was part of a two-day free festival in the city
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