Istanbul, Turkey
532-537 AD
Istanbul, Turkey
1609-1617
Istanbul, Turkey
4th century AD
Istanbul, Turkey
1597-1665
Istanbul, Turkey
1550-1557
Istanbul, Turkey
4th century AD
Istanbul, Turkey
1563
Istanbul, Turkey
1748-1755
Istanbul, Turkey
1500-1505
Istanbul, Turkey
1854-1856
Istanbul, Turkey
527-536 AD
Istanbul, Turkey
1464
Istanbul, Turkey
1800
Istanbul, Turkey
1544
Edirne, Turkey
1568-1575
Istanbul, Turkey
1463-1470 / 1771
Istanbul, Turkey
1427
Istanbul, Turkey
1325
Istanbul, Turkey
1708-1710
Istanbul, Turkey
11th century
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.