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Founded: 18th centuryCategory: Palaces, manors and town halls in Sweden
Historical period: The Age of Liberty (Sweden)
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This country house, dating back to the late 18th century, is covered entirely with slabs of slate. On the upper storey, there are three rooms which are furnished just as they were when King Karl XIV Johan spent the night there on his travels to Norway. Open by agreement only, tel. 0530-20475.
References:The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens. It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped theater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive cedar of Lebanon timber. It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000. It lasted intact until it was destroyed and left in ruins by the Heruli in 267 AD.
The audience stands and the orchestra (stage) were restored using Pentelic marble in the 1950s. Since then it has been the main venue of the Athens Festival, which runs from May through October each year, featuring a variety of acclaimed Greek as well as International performances.