Moscow, Russia
1555-1560
Moscow, Russia
1640-1653
Saint Petersburg, Russia
1883-1907
Moscow, Russia
1475-1479
Moscow, Russia
1484
Saint Petersburg, Russia
1818-1858
Moscow, Russia
1505-1508
Saint Petersburg, Russia
1712-1733
Moscow, Russia
1484
Saint Petersburg, Russia
1801
Moscow, Russia
1839-1883
Sergiev Posad, Russia
1337
Saint Petersburg, Russia
1783
Saint Petersburg, Russia
1710
Kronstadt, Russia
1903-1913
Yaroslavl, Russia
1506-1516
Veliky Novgorod, Russia
1045-1050
Saint Petersburg, Russia
1748-1764
Suzdal, Russia
1102
Suzdal, Russia
1352
The Roman Theatre of Mérida is a construction promoted by the consul Vipsanius Agrippa in the Roman city of Emerita Augusta, capital of Lusitania (current Mérida). It was constructed in the years 16 to 15 BCE. One of the most famous and visited landmarks in Spain, the Roman Theatre of Mérida is regarded as a Spanish cultural icon and was chosen as one of the 12 Treasures of Spain.
The theatre has undergone several renovations, notably at the end of the 1st century or early 2nd century CE (possibly during the reign of Emperor Trajan), when the current facade of the scaenae frons was erected, and another in the time of Constantine I (between 330 and 340), which introduced new decorative-architectural elements and a walkway around the monument. Following the theatre"s abandonment in Late Antiquity, it was slowly covered with earth, with only the upper tiers of seats (summa cavea) remaining visible.