Theatre at Aphrodisias

Theatre at Aphrodisias

5686

Bugbee, Gordon (photograph)

Single Built Works

Turkey (nation)

Aphrodisias (deserted settlement)

Imperial (Roman)

amphitheaters (built works)

View of section of seating at the Theater at Aphrodisias in Turkey. "This theatre, which was built in 300 B.C., took its final form after it was enlarged through the renovations it underwent in 38 B.C., between 40-68 B.C. and 161-180 A.D. The legs of the marble seats with the backboard in the front row where the elite sat are decorated with lions’ claws. The cavea is connected to the orchestra area by a stairway. The marble seating of the governors’ section is also ornamented. Radial walkways in the first echelon connect through steep steps to the second echelon and continue at an angle of 30 degrees. The second echelon was accessed through vaulted entrances on both sides. The five doors which open to the stage and the six-roomed section of the stage building facing the audience with an upper vaulted floor supported by marble pillars have remained intact. The building can be accessed from the rear through a large central door with a vaulted passage. Vaulted corridors of the stage edifice, which are under the level of the earth, open to the orchestra pit through two small rectangular entrances, of one of which was closed off at a later date. The stage with its marble floor has remained intact to date,"--Museum of Architecture website. Gordon Bugbee Collection

jpeg

41

©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.

GPB-ROM7-1431