Magnesia-ad-Meandrum (small unfinished Roman theatre)

(modern Tekin, Turkey)

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Location:

 
Turkey (Asia Minor)

Theatre Type:

Roman Theatre (unfinished)

Date of Construction:

ca. 1st cent. AD (Turkish Ministry of Culture)

Renovation Dates:

Work on site abondoned in 1st cent. AD and theatre left unfinished; speculation attributes a landslide and unstable buiding site for the abandoned project.

Excavations:

Dimensions:

Cavea Width: 70 meters (TH)
Orchestra:Width: 30 meters (TH)

Seating Capacity:

4700 (Turkish Ministry of Culture)

Architectural Drawings:

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