Durrës Amphitheatre
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Durrës Amphitheatre is a large Roman-era arena in the Albanian coastal city of Durrës, renowned as one of the most significant ancient monuments in the Balkans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Durrës Amphitheatre canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman amphitheatre
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| builtInReignOf |
Emperor Trajan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hadrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 15000 to 20000 spectators ⓘ |
| condition | partially preserved ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | under restoration and conservation ⓘ |
| country | Albania ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1966 ⓘ |
| era | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
gladiatorial games venue
ⓘ
public spectacles venue ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Christian chapel
ⓘ
arena ⓘ chapel with mosaics ⓘ seating tiers ⓘ subterranean galleries ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Cultural Monument of Albania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monument of Culture of Albania ⓘ |
| laterUse | partly built over by medieval and modern housing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adriatic coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ Durrës NERFINISHED ⓘ Durrës County NERFINISHED ⓘ western Albania ⓘ |
| managedBy | local heritage authorities of Durrës ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near | Durrës city center ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Durrës Archaeological Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Durrës city walls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Christian mosaics
ⓘ
historical importance ⓘ size ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| owner | Republic of Albania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient city of Dyrrachium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Illyricum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | elliptical ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most important ancient monuments in the Balkans ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListCountry | Albania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListStatus | on UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List ⓘ |
| usedAs | Christian worship site in Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| usedUntil | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.