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The Teatro romano de Sagunto (Spanish: Teatre romano) is a Roman theatre located in Sagunto, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1896.[citation needed] The Roman Theatre of Sagunto is located at the foot of the mountain, crowned by Sagunto Castle. It occupies the intermediate terrace, between the city and the upper platform chaired by the Forum, Civic Center of the municipality, responding to an urban planning of the times of Emperor Augustus. It was built in the middle of the first century, using the slope of the mountain. It consists of two distinct parts: the cavea or grandstands, semicircular and composed by three orders of stands and the frons scaenae, which rises to the height of the top of the grandstands porch.[1][2] It is semicircular in shape and can seat 8,000 spectators.
| Teatro romano de Sagunt | |
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| Native name Teatro romano de Sagunt (Spanish) | |
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| Location | Sagunt, Spain |
| Coordinates | 39°40′37″N 0°16′41″W / 39.676811°N 0.277925°W |
| Official name | Teatro romano |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1896 |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0000073 |
  Location of Teatro romano de Sagunt in Spain | |
See also
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edit- ^ "APLICACIÓN INTERACTIVA SAGUNTINA CIVITAS". www.aytosagunto.es. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28.
- ^ Grassi, Giorgio; Portaceli, Manuel (2023). "Roman Theater, Sagunto". AV Monografías. 45–46. AV Arquitectura Viva.
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