Athens – The Odeon of Herodes Atticus
This is one of the most famous and beloved old buildings in Greece, indivisible, with some great performances in the 20 century combined. As is partially restored, was used as a venue for musical and theatrical performances.
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus was built in memory of Regilla, wife of Herod, who died in AD 160-1, sixty years of art patron spent an enormous amount of money to build it. The theater was his last major work and is famous for itsexcellent design, which was advanced for its time and luxury, which can be identified, even today, after so many centuries.
The auditorium of the Odeon has a diameter of 80 meters and orchestra, which is a bit 'more than half of a circle has a diameter of 19 meters. A course called diazoma said in theater in two sections. The fund had five wedge-shaped sections, with 20 seats each. The upper part was ten slices, lines 13-14Allocation of seats. All were of marble, as was the orchestra floor. It is estimated that Odeon had a capacity of 6000: Odeon, and the facade, 28 meters high, has three floors and is decorated with arches and openings. The Skene has three phases.
The most impressive part of the roof of the building is believed to have covered the entire building. It was made of cedar, was a precious material in these days, and old authors note that the cost of cedar was expensiveeven if you just want a statue made of this material. It is unclear whether it is used as Odeon after the destruction of Heruli.