Greek Theatre of Taormina [Taormina]
type: Item
label: Ancient theatre of Taormina @nl
label: Teatro antico di Taormina @it
label: Teatro de Taormina @es
description: theatre building, Italy, opened 301
description: theater in Italië @nl
alternative label: Greek Theatre of Taormina
Country: Italy
time frame: Greek theatre era
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Importance: Not rated
Wikidata source: Q747484
context: Tauromenium (modern Taormina, Italy). Greek theatre, Roman theatre, Roman arena. Cavea:D109 m, facing south-south-west; ima cavea: 18 rows of seats (0.71 m deep) in 9 cunei; separated by praecinctio from media, 20 rows in 9 cunei; separated by praecinctio with podium (H 2.60 m) from summa, ?5 rows. Orchestra: D c.28 m; arena: D 34 m, surrounded by podium (H 2.55–2.65 m, W 2.25); capacity: 8,900/11,150; ca. 265-215 BCE.
Capacity: 11150
GPS: Point(15.2928 37.8526)
Theatrum ID: 1212
opening date: -0300-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: Via Teatro Greco, 59 - Taormina
Web: www.regione.sicilia.it
City: Taormina
represented in collection: Architecture museum Berlin
EUTA building identifier: 1029
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 88461.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 88462.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 184306.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 147001.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 147002.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 372313.php
Building date: -0299-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q112132522
Wikidata instance: Q112132573
Carthalia ID: 2461
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Disused
Census Italia 1968 ID: 95-12
Note: Ancient Greek theatre, built ca. 3rd century BC. Rebuilt by the Romans, ca. 2nd century AD. Ca. 7000 seats.