Amsterdam, Netherlands
1898-1900
Amsterdam, Netherlands
1896-1903
Amsterdam, Netherlands
17th century
Leiden, Netherlands
1655
Maastricht, Netherlands
1280-1298
Breda, Netherlands
1267
Kinderdijk, Netherlands
1740
Valkenburg, Netherlands
1115
Utrecht, Netherlands
1924
Franeker, Netherlands
1774-1781
Lemmer, Netherlands
1920
Veenhuizen, Netherlands
1823
Santpoort-Zuid, Netherlands
13th century
Wageningen, Netherlands
1500-1526
Bolsward, Netherlands
1281
Haarlem, Netherlands
13th century
Sassenheim, Netherlands
13th century
Batenburg, Netherlands
c. 1300
Heusden, Netherlands
13th century
Amersfoort, Netherlands
1941
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.