Tunnels2 viewsOne of a number of passages leading to the seating area.
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Out of the Shadows2 viewsEmerging from the tunnel into the brightly sunlit stage area.
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Theatre Entrance4 viewsThe tunnel shown in the previous picsture leads to this portal.
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Stage Backdrop4 viewsAlthough the stage itself has not survived, the columns on which it rested are still in place, and the backdrop, known as the "scaenae frons", is still intact.
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The Show Goes On3 viewsThis is still a working theater; in the spring and summer the Aspendos International Festival of Opera and Ballet offers a series of music and drama productions.
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Seating Plan2 viewsSeating was organized into two tiers, with twenty rows each in the bottom and top tiers.
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Seats for a Multitude2 viewsSources differ on the seating capacity of the Aspendos Theater - some say 12,000, others 15-20,000.
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Antique Splendor2 viewsBuilt in the second century CE, during the reign of Marcus Aurelius, the Aspendos Theater is 96 meters, or 315 feet, across.
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Colonnade3 viewsA barrel-vaulted colonnade runs around the top of the theater.
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Detail View of Colonnade2 viewsA closer look at the barrel-vaulted colonnade atop the seating area.
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Stonework Close-up1 viewsIntricate stone carvings grace the walls of the theater.
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Corner Tower1 viewsA corner of the stage building, anchoring both the stage and the seating area.
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