Athens, Greece
159 BCE (1952-1956)
Athens, Greece
1866-1889
Athens, Greece
2009
Chaniá, Greece
1962
Rhodes, Greece
1914
Thessaloniki, Greece
1912
Heraklion, Greece
1883
Athens, Greece
1914
Thessaloniki, Greece
1994
Athens, Greece
1930
Thessaloniki, Greece
2001
Heraklion, Greece
1953
Corfu, Greece
1962
Thasos, Greece
1934
Ithaki, Greece
1912
Komotini, Greece
1976
Kythira, Greece
1981
Didymoteicho, Greece
2009
Thasos, Greece
1981
Kythira, Greece
21th 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.