Château de Graves, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France

Château de Graves, while in its original state, was built between 1543 and 1555. In France, rare are the architectural evidence, characterizing the second Renaissance, arrived at our time in such good condition. Free access to the ground floor, the chapel, refectory and garden.

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beatrice FRAYSSE (2 years ago)
Very nice place. Nothing to say

Giovanni Brusetti (2 years ago)
Wonderful venue for weddings and ceremonies on the outside, while the inside could do a refresh and upping the facilities game.

Marie Joe lepetit (3 years ago)
beautiful buildings damage closed

Florian Crouzat (3 years ago)
Nice place for a nice wedding

JEROME BOUSQUET (3 years ago)
Très bel endroit pour un mariage ? Salle une fois bien décorée, pratique et aménagée.

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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.

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