Venice, Italy
1496
Venice, Italy
1600
Milan, Italy
1865-1877
Rome, Italy
1732-1762
Venice, Italy
1588-1591
Rome, Italy
1723-1725
Turin, Italy
1842
Palermo, Italy
1554
Milan, Italy
1778
Verona, Italy
Catania, Italy
1434
Naples, Italy
1737
Palermo, Italy
1897
Como, Italy
1813
Rome, Italy
6th century BC
Verona, Italy
100 BC
Milan, Italy
1807-1838
Padua, Italy
1636
Milan, Italy
1609
Padua, Italy
1222
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.