Helsinki, Finland
1887
Helsinki, Finland
1843
Helsinki, Finland
1905-1910
Turku, Finland
ca. 15th century
Tampere, Finland
Museum founded in 1993
Tampere, Finland
1996
Tampere, Finland
1946
Hämeenlinna, Finland
1871
Turku, Finland
1999
Turku, Finland
ca. 1800
Jyväskylä, Finland
1979
Helsinki, Finland
1883 (Museum opened in 1948)
Tampere, Finland
1838 (Art Museum 1931)
Helsinki, Finland
1909
Hämeenlinna, Finland
opened 1961
Rovaniemi, Finland
1992
Lappeenranta, Finland
Maarianhamina, Finland
1903-1908 (museum ship Pommern
Maarianhamina, Finland
1981
Lappeenranta, Finland
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.