Seville, Spain
1584
Córdoba, Spain
1572
Salamanca, Spain
1134
Granada, Spain
14th century
Córdoba, Spain
1567
Bilbao, Spain
1890
Madrid, Spain
1972
Seville, Spain
1749
Córdoba, Spain
1st century BCE
A Coruña, Spain
2nd century AD
Madrid, Spain
1933
Seville, Spain
13th century
Toledo, Spain
13th century
Toledo, Spain
14th century
Seville, Spain
18th century
Almería, Spain
1937
Oviedo, Spain
9th century AD
Puente la Reina, Spain
11th century
Salamanca, Spain
0-100 AD
Gernika-Lumo, Spain
14th 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.