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The Theatre at Epidaurus, Greece
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---Location:
32 km E of Nafplion; 63 km S of Corinth
Theatre Type:
Greek Theatre
Date of Construction:
360 BC (Greek)
Architect:
Polykleitos
Renovation Dates:
ca. 150 BC, 1907, 1954 - 1963
Archive Locations:
Excavations:
1879 - 1926, 1954 - 1963
Dimensions:
- Theatron: 118w X 80 meters - 387w X 262 feet
- Orchestra: 20.5w X 20.5 meters - 67w X 67 feet
- Skene: 27 meters wide - 88 feet
- (approximate measurements based on drafting)
Seating Capacity:
14,000
Architectural Drawings:
- The Epidaurians have a theatre within the sanctuary, in my opinion very well worth seeing. For while the Roman theatres are far superior to those anywhere else in their splendor, and the Arcadian theater at Megalopolis is unequalled for size, what architect could seriously rival Polycleitus in symmetry and beauty? For it was Polycleitus who built both this theatre and the circular building. (Pausanias 113) -More....
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