Roman theatre, Verona

The Teatro Romano di Verona is an ancient Roman Theatre in the northern Italian city of Verona in the Veneto. It is located in close proximity to the center of the old town on the left bank of the Adige on the striking river bend about 70 meters downstream from the Ponte Pietra and 1.1 kilometers north- northeast of the Arena di Verona. The 105-meter -wide semi-circle of the theater opens to the side of the river and at the foot of Colle San Pietro to Castel San Pietro.

Was built the theater about 20 BC as a splendid, large building with a powerful scaena ( stage complex), an orchestration, wide overhanging tiers of marble, several porches and two richly decorated entrances. Fitted was the building with numerous statues and loggias and served for a long time as a venue for drama performances. However, after the decline of the Roman Empire, the theater fell into disrepair as a result of exposure to weather and lack of care.

In 1834, a native of Verona Andrea Monga purchased at his own expense the houses and huts, which had meanwhile been built over the theater, demolished them. As a result, he also financed the excavation and partial reconstruction of the ancient system. The upper echelons were preserved, but the bottom was just like the whole monumental front to the river, expire and no longer be reconstructed.

Today, the Teatro Romano di Verona is open to visitors and a popular tourist attraction. In the rows of the audience of the architectural decoration of the original building, the inscriptions and monuments from the Roman period are preserved. At irregular intervals screenings take place on the stage again, including the dilapidated lower rows of seats have been replaced with plastic chairs. The Colle San Pietro up to attract numerous ruins that belong to the former ancient theater complex, further uphill is the Archaeological Museum, the Roman Theatre in the ruins of the former convent of the Gesuati.