Jyväskylä, Finland
1979
Helsinki, Finland
1883 (Museum opened in 1948)
Hämeenlinna, Finland
opened 1961
Lappeenranta, Finland
Hämeenlinna, Finland
1850-1913
Lappeenranta, Finland
Miehikkälä, Finland
1940-44
Mikkeli, Finland
Suomussalmi, Finland
1939
Kauhava, Finland
Enontekiö, Finland
1942-1944 (Museum 1997)
Mikkeli, Finland
1982
Kuhmoinen, Finland
The ancient Argos Theater was built in 320 BC. and is located in Argos, Greece against Larissa Hill. Nearby from this site is Agora, Roman Odeon, and the Baths of Argos. The theater is one of the largest architectural developments in Greece and was renovated in ca 120 AD.
The Hellenistic theater at Argos is cut into the hillside of the Larisa, with 90 steps up a steep incline, forming a narrow rectilinear cavea. Among the largest theaters in Greece, it held about 20,000 spectators and is divided by two landings into three horizontal sections. Staircases further divide the cavea into four cunei, corresponding to the tribes of Argos A high wall was erected to prevent unauthorized access into the theatron and may have helped the acoustics, but it is said the sound quality is still very good today.
Around 120 CE, both theaters were renovated in the Roman style.