Heidelberg, Germany
13th century
Tübingen, Germany
c. 1037
Bad Wimpfen, Germany
12th century
Haßmersheim, Germany
c. 1225
Dilsberg, Germany
12th century
Heidelberg, Germany
12th century
Hirschhorn, Germany
1250-1260
Neckarsteinach, Germany
12th century
Neckarzimmern, Germany
12th century
Bad Rappenau, Germany
1601
Schriesheim, Germany
Neckarsteinach, Germany
13th century
Dossenheim, Germany
12th century
Neckarsteinach, Germany
c. 1165
Weinsberg, Germany
c. 1000
Gundelsheim, Germany
1200/1533
Zwingenberg, Germany
1404
Eberbach, Germany
12th century
Neckarsteinach, Germany
13th century
Eberbach, Germany
13th century
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens. It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped theater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive cedar of Lebanon timber. It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000. It lasted intact until it was destroyed and left in ruins by the Heruli in 267 AD.
The audience stands and the orchestra (stage) were restored using Pentelic marble in the 1950s. Since then it has been the main venue of the Athens Festival, which runs from May through October each year, featuring a variety of acclaimed Greek as well as International performances.