Theatre of Epidaurus

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ancient Greek theatre archaeological site open-air theatre

The Theatre of Epidaurus is an ancient Greek open-air theater renowned for its exceptional acoustics and well-preserved classical architecture.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Theatre of Epidaurus canonical 3
Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus 2
Theater of Epidaurus 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek theatre ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
open-air theatre ⓘ
acousticsFeature excellent sound distribution without amplification ⓘ
voices from the stage can be heard clearly in the highest seats ⓘ
architect Polykleitos ⓘ
surface form: Polykleitos the Younger
architecturalStyle Classical Greek architecture ⓘ
constructedInPeriod Classical Greece ⓘ
constructionStartCentury 4th century BC ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
countryIsoCode GR ⓘ
culturalPeriod Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: Hellenic period
currentUse performance venue ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
dedicatedTo Asclepius ⓘ
diameter about 60 meters ⓘ
hasPart cavea ⓘ
diazoma ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
parodoi ⓘ
skene ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageSiteOf Theatre of Epidaurus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus
inscriptionLanguage ancient Greek ⓘ
knownFor exceptional acoustics ⓘ
harmonious proportions ⓘ
well-preserved structure ⓘ
laterCapacity about 14000 spectators ⓘ
locatedIn Argolis ⓘ
Epidaurus ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
managedBy Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ
material limestone ⓘ
near modern town of Lygourio ⓘ
orientation towards the surrounding landscape ⓘ
originalCapacity about 6000 spectators ⓘ
partOf Epidaurus ⓘ
surface form: Epidaurus archaeological site

Temple of Asclepius ⓘ
surface form: Sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidaurus
region Peloponnese ⓘ
surface form: Peloponnese peninsula
seatingType stone tiers ⓘ
shape semi-circular ⓘ
significance model for later theatre design ⓘ
one of the best-preserved ancient theatres ⓘ
touristStatus major tourist destination in Greece ⓘ
usedFor ancient Greek drama performances ⓘ
modern theatrical performances ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ
worldHeritageSince 1988 ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peloponnese → hasHistoricSite → Theatre of Epidaurus ⓘ
Epidaurus → hasPart → Theatre of Epidaurus ⓘ
Argolid → knownFor → Theatre of Epidaurus ⓘ
this entity surface form: ancient theatre of Epidaurus
Argolid → hasHeritageStatus → Theatre of Epidaurus ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site at Epidaurus
Theatre of Epidaurus → heritageSiteOf → Theatre of Epidaurus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus
Argolis → contains → Theatre of Epidaurus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus
stadium of Epidaurus → near → Theatre of Epidaurus ⓘ
subject surface form: Stadium of Epidaurus
this entity surface form: Theater of Epidaurus
Tholos of Epidaurus → near → Theatre of Epidaurus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus
Temple of Artemis → near → Theatre of Epidaurus ⓘ
subject surface form: Temple of Artemis at Epidaurus
this entity surface form: theatre of Epidaurus
Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley → inspiredBy → Theatre of Epidaurus ⓘ