9298 x 5048 px | 78,7 x 42,7 cm | 31 x 16,8 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
1 mai 2012
Lieu:
Petra, Governorate of Ma'an, Jordan
Informations supplémentaires:
The Theatre in Petra, originally Hellenistic in design and dating from the 1st century AD was refurbished by the Romans after they annexed Nabatea in 106AD. The seating extended to the orchestra's floor level, typical of Hellenistic design. It was capable of seating 8500, even more than the great theatre at Amman. The entire seating, except for the extreme ends was carved out of the mountain and one whole street of facades was wiped out to form the back wall. The holes seen in the back wall are the interiors of the tombs destroyed when this was done. The stage backdrop was built up in stone but this was destroyed in the earthquake of 363. Recent renovation work has built up the stage area, with its niches in front and elaborate scaenae frons behind (tumbled in the earthquake of 363), the high back wall of which would have sealed off the theatre from the street outside.
