 However, the new plan differed in that the towers were only 55 stories tall, had a glass facade, and ran along the circumference of Columbus Circle, with the towers' sides running parallel to Broadway's diagonal route through the circle.The Coliseum closed for good in January 1998.Following asbestos abatement, demolition of the Coliseum and its attached office building began in the winter of 2000 and was complete by that summer.