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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 may 2025
Awesome place to visit. The site is fantastic and the free audio guide gives all the information you could ever require.
Visited in may 2025
Visite avec audio guide bien fait, c'était sympa mais j'aurais préféré un vrai guide.
Visited in may 2025
Toujours aussi beau
Visited in may 2025
Grandiose
Visited in may 2025
Not sure why but I didn't have high expectations...WOW! Was I wrong! Highly recommend!!!
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