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Founded: 13th centuryCategory: Castles and fortifications in Germany
Historical period: Habsburg Dynasty (Germany)
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Schloss Wittringen, also known as Haus Wittringen, is a moated castle in the North Rhine-Westphalian town of Gladbeck on the south-western edge of the Wittringen leisure centre. Its roots go back to the 13th century.
Once a knight's seat of the Vest Recklinghausen, it has seen many different owners over the course of its history, including the von Brabeck, von Oeffte and von Vittinghoff-Schell families. Today, the estate is owned by the town and is home to a museum and a restaurant. It has been a listed building since 1984
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.