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Odeon of Herodes Atticus

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Tier: free

A 161 AD Roman odeon carved into the south slope of the Acropolis — 5,000 seats of Pentelic marble, used in summer for the Athens Epidaurus Festival. The most dramatically sited performance space in the world.

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Odeon of Herodes Atticus at night with performers on the lit stage