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Ancient amphitheatre in Plovdiv (Roman amphitheatre)
In the heart of Plovdiv city center lies the Plovdiv theatre. The theatre stands between the south-western slope of the Dzhambaz Tepe and the Taxim tepe hill within the old town, and is a major tourist attraction for travelers coming to the area.
The theatre was built in the 2nd century AD under the orders of Trajan the Roman Emperor at this time, and is the largest surviving Roman construction in Bulgaria today.
Built with about 7,000 seats, each section of seating had the names of the city quarters engraved on the benches so the citizens at the time knew where they were to sit.
The stage itself was decorated with ornaments, cornices and statues.
It was unearthed in 1968-79 in a Plovdiv Archaeological Museum work site. The amphitheatre featured 28 carved stone rows of which 20 remained intact.
Now within the limits of the Ancient Plovdiv Reserve, the theatre fits its ensemble as the most emblematic venue of the uninterrupted culture and historical succession ever accomplished in the Three Hills City.
Revived for a new life, it is an attractive intellectual centre of the city, where the modern culture interacts with the intransitive values of the past.
Ancient Roman amphitheatre on the map of Plovdiv
Other ancient remains in Plovdiv
Hotels in Plovdiv
- Hebros Hotel
- Residence City Garden
- The Emporium Plovdiv - MGALLERY Hotel
- Alliance hotel
- Best Western Premier
- Grand Hotel Plovdiv
- Landmark Creek Hotel
- Leipzig Hotel
- Park and SPA hotel Markovo
- Park Hotel Imperial
- Park Hotel Sankt Peterburg
- Ramada Plovdiv Trimontium
- Avion Hotel
- Belle Ville Hotel
- BLVD 7
- Bright House
- Business hotel Plovdiv
- Dafi Hotel
- Ego hotel
- Famous House hotel
- Gabi
- Kendros Hotel
- Nord Hotel
- Noris Hotel
- Noviz Hotel
- Odeon Hotel-Restaurant
- Park Hotel Plovdiv
- Philippopolis
- Plaza hotel
- Real Hotel
- Rodopi Hotel
- Seven Hills hotel
- Star Hotel (ex. BW Bulgaria Hotel)
- Trakiets hotel and sports complex
- Urban Hotel and Events
Upcoming events in Plovdiv
- International Fair Plovdiv 2011- new events
- Ishtar
- TARJA TURUNEN gigs in Plovdiv city
- International technical fair
- AL BANO in Bulgaria
Places to go in Plovdiv
- Ancient Roman amphitheatre
- Assumption of the Holy Virgin churh
- Ethnographic Museum - Kuyumdzhioglu house
- St Marina Church
- Hissar Kapia
- Bulgarian Revival Museum - Georgiadi house
- Forum-odeon complex
- Ancient Roman stadium
- Round tower
- The church of St. Petka
- The city garden (garden of Tsar Simeon)
- St. St. Constantine and Helena Church
- St Nedelya Church
- Plovdiv old town
- Balabanov house
- St Demetrius Church
- Sahat hill (Sahat tepe)
- Plovdiv synagogue Zion
- The house of Stepan Hindliyan
- Yellow school
- Plovdiv Zoo
- International Plovdiv fair
- Lamartine museum - Mavridi house
- Danov house
- Culture and Relax park near Maritsa
- Centre for modern art Banya Starinna
- Bunardzhika hill (Bunardzhika tepe)
- Armenian church St. Kevork
- Dzhendem hill (Dzhendem tepe)
- Dzhumaya mosque (djumaya mosque)
- Icon gallery
- Catholic Cathedral St. Ludwig
- Nedkovich house
- Nebet Tepe hill Roman fortress
- Natural Science Museum
- Museum of Aviation
- Maritsa river
- Late antiquity Eirene roman mosaics
- Imare mosque
- Archaelogical Museum
Restaurants & bars in Plovdiv
Deals & discounts in Plovdiv
News from Plovdiv
- Travel stories from Plovdiv city - Antique Theatre
- Winery 2013 takes place in Plovdiv city
- Plovdiv further to develop tourism fairs
- Plovdiv Airport is prepared for the ski season
- Young wine festival in old Plovdiv city
- Holidays of the Old Plovdiv city
- The night of Museums in Plovdiv city
- Week of Crafts will be held in Plovdiv city
- International movie festival is held in Plovdiv city
- Festival of the young wine in Plovdiv city
- Six Bulgarian towns nominated for European Capital of Culture
- Week of crafts in Plovdiv city
- Tourism season in Plovdiv opens with festive procession
- Cheap Easter Holidays in Bulgaria: the choice is yours
- Ryanair launches regular flights from Plovdiv airport to Italy
- Ishtar gigs in Bulgaria
- Euronews Makes Movie about Plovdiv
- Thracian Antiques to Be Exhibited in the Louvre
- Ryanair services flights from Bulgaria's Plovdiv to Barcelona
- Christmas and New Year Holidays 2011 cheap last minute packages
- Plovdiv city participates in International Tourism Fair in London
- E-guides will show tourists round Plovdiv city
- Bulgaria should actively promote tourism opportunities to attract Japanese
- Ethno Eco Festival is held in Plovdiv city
- Balkan Off-road Marathon takes place near Plovdiv city
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