Odeon of Herodes Atticus by junge1
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The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis in Athens. It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped amphitheater with a three- story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive, cedar of Lebanon timber. It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000.
It was excavated in 1857-58 and completely restored using pentelic marble between 1950-61. Since then it has been the main venue of the Athens Festival.
It has hosted many famous artists: In 1939 Herbert von Karajan and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performed here. It has hosted Maria Callas and the Bolshoi Ballets among many others. It was the venue for the Miss Universe 1973 pageant, and hosted Yanni's Live at the Acropolis performance in September 1993. Sting performed at the venue during his Mercury Falling Tour on May 17, 1996. Elton John performed two concerts at the venue during his Medusa Tour in 2000 (Sources: Lonely Planet 'Greece'. 1996, Wikipedia). .
This picture was taken on 27 June 2013,
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Comments (26)
Spectacular!
Surprisingly there is a lot of restoration going on after all the fuss about Greece's economy! This is the best shot yet, even though there aren't any girls in it!
Bravo!
Very cool view!!!! thanks for sharing
Really beautiful shot!!!!!
Beautiful POV
A fantastic shot.I think that it is amazing that it is still in use.
thanks for sharing your travels. very beautiful and historical place
Amazing capture my friend. God bless.
Great capture and very interesting narrative!! I have a DVD of the Yanni concert there.
stunning !!
What a gorgeous location, and a fantastic shot.
This is beautiful and spectacular. Blends in well with the modern.
Wow. Not a bad seat in the house! Bring a pillow to sit on, though. Yikes!
Marvelous, Sig. Beautiful work. Hugs for all day. Di. xx
this is most spectacular.
Stellar capture of this site.
Love the pov, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fantastic photoshot my friend.
Exellent shot.
WOW... It's realy fabulous !
fabulous capture
Fantastic depth to look out over the city and a lovely POV for this photo of the amphitheater! Outstanding!!!
a great place ! It looks like you had a great time in Greece !
It certainly is an impressive venue both now and in the distant past! A super shot Sig, well taken.. Rob
spectacular shot