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Govone Castle is located in the town of Govone, in the province of Cuneo. It was a royal residence of the House of Savoy from 1792 to 1870. Since 1997, it's been part of the UNESCO World Heritage site 'Savoy Residences' and now serves as the town hall.
A medieval fortress once stood on the site. In the late 1600s, the Solaro family commissioned architect Guarino Guarini to expand and beautify it, though his plans were completed later by Benedetto Alfieri. Acquired by the Savoy family in 1792, the castle became a summer residence. King Charles Felix and Queen Maria Cristina restored it and redesigned the gardens in Italian style. Notably, philosopher Rousseau stayed there in 1730. By the late 1800s, it became property of the municipality.
Since 2007, it's part of the 'Castelli Doc' network, which includes several notable castles in Piedmont.
A highlight is the grand double staircase, adorned with sculptures from the Venaria Reale gardens. The castle also features Chinese wallpaper and frescoes, including a ballroom painted with scenes of Niobe by Luigi Vacca and Fabrizio Sevesi.
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.