Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

ca. 170

1814

Single Built Works

Greece (nation)

Athens (inhabited place)

Imperial (Roman)

odea

Bird's eye view of the remains of the Herod Atticus Odeon in Athens, Greece. "The roofed Odeon served mainly musical festivals, and could host up to 5,000 spectators. It was a solid construction, but the masonry was not massive. Both wall surfaces were covered by poros stone blocks, while the interior was filled with quarry faced stones. The semicircular cavea (in Greek koilo, auditorium), 76m in diameter, was hewn out of the rock ... The Odeon was destroyed in 267 BC at the incursion of the Heruli (or Erils), who burnt and flattened many buildings in ancient Athens; it was never reconstructed contrary to other edifices that suffered damages ... The monument was restored during 1952-1953 using marble from the Dionysus area; since 1957 it stages art festivals (concerts, ancient drama performances, etc.) mostly in the framework of the Athens Festival,"--Odysseys, Greek Ministry of Culture & Sports.

masonry (building materials)

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