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Edirne Palace, once the residence of Ottoman sultans, was built starting in 1450 under Sultan Murad II and completed by Mehmed the Conqueror in 1475. Located by the Tunca River, it served as a royal complex during Edirne’s time as the empire’s capital.
Over time, sultans like Suleiman the Magnificent and Ahmed III expanded the palace, adding pavilions, bathhouses, and gardens. At its height, it had 72 buildings, 14 mansions, 18 bathhouses, 8 mosques, and housed over 34,000 people. The central building was the seven-story Cihannüma Pavilion, featuring the sultan’s quarters and library.
After 1718, the palace was largely abandoned, damaged by earthquakes, fires, and wars. It was almost entirely destroyed during the 1877–78 Russo-Turkish War. Only a few structures, like the Justice Pavilion (Kasr-ı Adalet) and parts of the Imperial Kitchen, Sand Pavilion Bathhouse, and Hunting Lodge, remain.
Today, archaeological and restoration efforts are underway to revive the palace, with some sections already restored and open for public use.
References: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.