The Theatre at Pergamon, Turkey
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Location:
Bergama, Turkey
Theatre Type:
Greco-Roman Theatre
Date of Construction:
Early days of Attalid Kingdom, mid-3rd century BC; enlarged to final form 187-159 BC
Renovation Dates:
197-159 BC; Roman era
Archive Locations:
- Pergamon Museum and German Archaeological Institute, Berlin
Excavations:
1878; 1900-1913; 1927- 936; 1954-present
Dimensions:
- Theatron: 85w X 90 meters - 279w X 295 feet
- Orchestra: 21w X 11 meters - 69 X 36 feet
- Skene: None
- Theatron Height 122 ft. high
- (approximate measurements based on plan view)
Seating Capacity:
10,000
Architectural Drawings:
The magnificent Hellenistic theatre at Pergamon is the centerpiece of the acropolis of the ancient city, which is located just north of the modern-day town of Bergama on Turkey's northern Aegean coast. The first theatre on the site was built in the earliest days of the Attalid Kingdom (mid-3rd century BC). Fragments of polygona masonry from the retaing wall of the original theatre remain, but ruins such as the impressive tower behind the theatron are of Byzantine origin. More....
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