St. John‘s Church in Svaty Jan pod Skalou was built at the beginning of the 13th century near the legendary and fabulous St. Ivan‘s Cave. A provostship since 1310, then an abbotship since 1517. Today‘s view of the ground with St.John the Baptist‘s Nativity Church dates back to its renovation in the 17th and 18th centuries. Located in a deep narrow canyon at the foot of a grandiose rock face, the place ranks among the most impressive sacred grounds in Bohemia.
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.