Herod Atticus Odeon

Herod Atticus Odeon

2nd century

1816

Single Built Works

Greece (nation)

Athens (inhabited place)

Imperial (Roman)

odea

seating

Detail view of seating at the Herod Atticus Odeon in Athens, Greece. "The famous Herod Atticus Odeon dominates the western end on the south slope of the Acropolis. It was the third Odeon constructed in ancient Athens after the Pericles Odeon on the south slope (fifth century) and the Agrippa's Odeon in the ancient Agora (15 BC). The construction of the monument during the second century AD was sponsored by Tiberius Claudius Herod Atticus, renowned offspring of an important Athenian family and a benefactor ... 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. It was divided into two sections (diazomata, landings) by a 1.20m wide corridor; each diazoma numbered 32 rows of seats made of white marble,"--Odysseys, Greek Ministry of Culture & Sports.

stone (worked rock)

marble (rock)

76 meters in diameter

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