Herodion
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis hill in Athens, was recently hailed as one of the Most Beautiful Theaters in the World.
The recognition comes as part of a study conducted by Premier Inn, UK’s largest hotel brand with over 800 hotels, which used eye-tracking technology to study which theaters people’s eyes were drawn to the most.
The Odeon of Herodus Atticus, known as ‘Herodion’ today, managed a top 10 placing and was honored as the 9th most striking theater on the planet.
Constructed by Tiberius Claudius Herod Atticus, renowned offspring of an important Athenian family and a benefactor, in memory of his wife Regilla, it was the 3rd constructed Odeon in ancient Athens after the Pericles Odeon on the south slope of the Acropolis (fifth century BC) and the Agrippa’s Odeon in the ancient Agora (15 BC).
After its destruction in 267 AD when it was burnt and partially flattened, the monument was excavated in the mid nineteenth century and a century later its audience stands and the orchestra (stage) were restored using Pentelic marble. Since 1957 it stages art festivals (concerts, ancient drama performances, etc.) mostly in the framework of the Athens Festival.
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