Event Horizon - Astronomical and Terrestrial Images

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Seats for a Multitude741 viewsSources differ on the seating capacity of the Aspendos Theater - some say 12,000, others 15-20,000.Aug 06, 2019
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Stage Backdrop675 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.Aug 06, 2019
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Colonnade682 viewsA barrel-vaulted colonnade runs around the top of the theater.Aug 06, 2019
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Tunnels757 viewsOne of a number of passages leading to the seating area.Aug 06, 2019
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Seating Plan807 viewsSeating was organized into two tiers, with twenty rows each in the bottom and top tiers.Aug 06, 2019
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The Show Goes On672 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.Aug 06, 2019
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Theatre Entrance677 viewsThe tunnel shown in the previous picsture leads to this portal.Aug 06, 2019
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Sandie with Camera692 viewsSandie adjusts her trusty Canon Powershot SD500 in preparation for the next shot.Aug 06, 2019
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Aqueduct Close-up762 viewsThe Romans built their aqueducts to last, but they weren't earthquake-proof.Aug 06, 2019
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Sandie at Aspendos752 viewsSandie strolls along the road looking for likely photo vistas.Aug 06, 2019
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The Crooked Bridge689 viewsThe most striking feature of the Aspendos bridge is its zigzag course. It was apparently rebuilt this way because the original piers, which the Seljuks used in the reconstruction of the bridge, had become displaced by earthquakes from their original locations.Aug 06, 2019
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Aqueduct738 viewsA segment of the old Roman aqueduct, 15 kilometers of which remain standing.Aug 06, 2019
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