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THE ANTIQUE THEATER

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Rue Madeleine-Roch, 84100Orange, France Show on map
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2025
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A Roman theater steeped in history, converted into housing for refugees from the Wars of Religion in the century.

This Roman theater is the best preserved in the world because it has kept its stage wall with the original elevation (103 m wide by 37 m high and 1.80 m thick). Built during the reign of Augustus in the first century, it was immediately a very popular place. When the Empire declined, the Theater followed suit. It was closed in 391, because Christianity forbade any representation of plays without a religious character. In the 16th century, it was transformed into houses for refugees from the wars of religion.

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Visited in july 2025
Well worth a visit. Astonishingly well kept and still being used today for events, 2,050 years after being built. The tour is excellent.
Visited in july 2025
Un magnifique monument, bien mis en valeur et surtout vivant grâce aux acteurs qui alimente la visite et nous en apprennent énormément sur l’histoire du théâtre antique mais de manière ludique et interactive ! Mention spéciale à Marullus et Auguste. Ils sont la raison pour laquelle une visite du théâtre antique vaut le coup !
Visited in july 2025
Magnifique ballet "Le lac des cygnes", original et d'une grande professionnalisme dans un cadre exceptionnel
Visited in july 2025
Lieu incroyable, ce lieu est juste magique, nous n'avons malheureusement pas vu de spectacle mais vu l'acoustique, cela doit valoir le détour, à voir absolument.
Visited in july 2025
Magnifique. Pensez au petit coussin
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