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Steep
and amazingly
intact, you are free to
roam throughout the
theatre seating.
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I
am unaware as to
how much restoration
work was done on the
theatre, but it seems
in too wonderful of
condition to not have
had major restoration.
Image
of the full
Schematic
of The Theatre
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Bonnie
sits in the best
seat of the house; no
doubt reserved for the
political elite of Hierapolis.
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At
the bottom of the
theatre, behind the
performance stage, we
find reconstructed pieces
of the original structure.
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Large
stone blocks
formed the solid outer
wall at the base of this
12,000 seat amphitheatre. |
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What
was likely once
covered with a roof,
this "underground" passage
must have allowed
performers (both willing
and unwilling ones)
immediate access to the
stage and crowd.
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From
above slightly,
you can see the passage
referred to above as it
relates to the side of the
structure, and its relation
to the rows of seats.
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The
view of the
amphitheatre from the
outside on this beautiful
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Wide
angle shot of the
amphitheatre. Despite the
use of the slope, the vast
majority of the raised
seats were required to be
supported by man made
posts and supports. |
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Someone
stands at the
top of the stands on one
end; to the right stands
what I believe was a tall
lamp for nightime lighting. |
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An
old archway stone (I
believe) still lays upon
the ground in front of the
rows of seating, as seen
from the inside bottom.
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Much
like the other
stone in the picture above,
this one had just as much
detail along its sides. |
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A
view of the surrounding
landscape from the top of
the seats in this great
amphitheatre. In Ephesus,
the placed giant plastic
advertisements in the seat
area, making Hierapolis and
Letoon the most picturesque
of the Turkish amphitheatre. |
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