Château de Ferrières, Ferrières, France

Château de Ferrières was originally built in the 11th century and reinforced during the Wars of Religion in the 16th century. In the 18th century it was used as a prison.

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Olivier Frir (5 years ago)

Marie Baret d'Auriolle (5 years ago)
This ruin must have been abandoned for many years. Towers overgrown with ivy, collapsed buildings, fallow garden. What a pity that the owners are not interested in the sort of their heritage!

Fabienne Dauzats (5 years ago)
To have

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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.

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