Theatre of Dionysus, Athens

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Theatre_of_Dionysus,_Athens
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Greek art
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Aristophanes
Aeschylus
Euripides
Sophocles
gptkbp:builtIn 6th century BCE
gptkbp:capacity up to 17,000 spectators
gptkbp:country gptkb:Greece
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Dionysus
gptkbp:famousFor birthplace of Greek tragedy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Theatre of Dionysus, Athens
gptkbp:locatedOn south slope of the Acropolis
gptkbp:location gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:majorReconstruction 4th century BCE
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:City_Dionysia_festival
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:orchestraDiameter about 20 meters
gptkbp:seatingCapacity stone benches
gptkbp:shape semi-circular
gptkbp:significance considered the first theatre in the world
gptkbp:skene present
gptkbp:status ruins
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite part of Acropolis of Athens
gptkbp:usedFor dramatic performances
religious festivals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Euripides'_Hippolytus
gptkb:Διόνυσος
gptkb:The_Persians_(Aeschylus)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6