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The Theater of Aspendos538 viewsPat Bush photographs the exterior of the city's prime attraction, the best-preserved of all the ancient Greco-Roman theaters.

Detail View of Colonnade532 viewsA closer look at the barrel-vaulted colonnade atop the seating area.

Cityscape528 viewsSegments of the aqueduct frame the ruins of the city of Aspendos, which include a temple, a nymphaeum (fountain shrine), and bouleterion (city hall).

The Crooked Bridge522 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.

Theatre Entrance514 viewsThe tunnel shown in the previous picsture leads to this portal.

Stonework Close-up511 viewsIntricate stone carvings grace the walls of the theater.

Antique Splendor511 viewsBuilt in the second century CE, during the reign of Marcus Aurelius, the Aspendos Theater is 96 meters, or 315 feet, across.

End of the Aqueduct509 viewsThe aqueduct terminates in another water tower at the Aspendos Acropolis.

Basilica494 viewsThe remains of an ancient temple crown the Acropolis.

The Theater at Aspendos492 viewsA view of the exterior across the parking lot.

The Show Goes On490 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.

Stage Backdrop484 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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