Pamukkale Theatre

Just inside the big attractions of Pamukkale, from the most famous pools of Pamukkale's most distinctive, you have to climb all the way to reach this attraction. This attraction is still very good.

amphitheatre and the Grand Theatre in Antalya are very grand. When I came here, it just ended in a two-hour heavy rain. The weather was not very good, but the photos were still very good.

Hirapolis is located above Pamukkale, built in 190 BC, because of its abundant hot spring resources, ancient Greek and Roman nobles used it as a sanatorium. There are ancient cemeteries, large bathrooms, amphitheatres, Apollo Temple ruins, etc. Especially the amphitheater is still relatively complete.

Hierapolis TheatreCarved into the hills surrounding the ancient city the great Roman Theater is truly one of the most stunning elements of the Hierapolis Archaeological Site. Its stunning architecture, friezes, and location make it one of the best-preserved theaters in Turkey. At its peak, it would have had a seating capacity of over 10,000 people. While there was also a suburban theater that has been nearly completely destroyed by earthquakes, it is this main central theater that encompasses the majesty of this once prosperous ancient city. Excavation of the theater began in 1957 by the Italian Archaeological Mission and in 1988 the Hierapolis-Pamukkale Archaeological Site was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The theater went under an extensive restoration project by the Italian Archaeological Mission from 2009-20013 with funding from the Turkish Ministry of Culture. The beautiful stage that visitors can take in is the result of their efforts. As it stands today, the current stage is mostly the original stone pieced together with modern stabilizers and replicas of the original sculptures contained in the Hierapolis Archaeology Museum.

In the past few years, many countries have been traveling around Europe, although they have only seen a few drops and furs, but they have also sincerely admired the greatness of the ancient Greeks and the ancient Romans. They have been in Europe and even in many aspects, from art, political system, morals, modes of exploring nature, forms of urban life and so on. The world has created norms; from grand public buildings to urban patterns, from triumphal tours/walks after victory to Olympic competitions, even bathing, listening to songs and watching dramas. I have seen the remains of several ancient Roman theaters, including in the UK, France, Italy, Spain, and Turkey. Their architectural designs have been quite mature, and the aesthetics of the architectural style and practical functions are perfectly combined. The audience is semicircular and rises in rows, supplemented by the vertical aisle and cross aisle. The audience reaches the seats in each district by ticket number from different entrances and stairs. The flow of people is not cross-crossed and it is convenient to gather and disperse. The stage is raised, there is a music pool in front, and the back is the makeup building. The facade of the makeup building is the background of the stage, and the two ends are protruding forward, forming the prototype of the stage mouth, similar to the basic shape of modern large-scale performance buildings. So I often wonder if the inspiration for modern theatre design came from the Roman theatre. Moreover, there is an important similarity between these open-air theatres they are well-selected, either between cliffs, between mountains facing the valley, or on cliffs by the sea. In short, regardless of the difficulty of the building, choose where the scenery is most beautiful. Such a perfect combination of art and architecture, even if it is put to this day, it is not necessarily possible to do it! Moreover, after the restoration of these ancient Roman theaters, many can continue to be used, faithfully fulfilling their mission entrusted to them thousands of years ago! A few days later, we left Turkey and went to Qatar to see the modern open-air theatre built by local tyrants, designed and shaped almost exactly like the ruined walls in front of us. And the local tyrants proudly claim that in their theaters, actors can transmit their voices to the ears of every audience without a loudspeaker. But such technology, as early as two thousand years ago, was already mastered by the ancient Romans! So say, Zhuang, ancient Rome! Wei Wei, ancient Greece!