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The Ancient Theatre of Fourvière () is a Roman theatre in
Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
, France. It was built on the hill of
Fourvière Fourvière () is a city district of Lyon, France, a hill immediately west of the old part of the town, rising from the river Saône. It is the site of the original Roman settlement of Lugdunum in 43 BC. The district contains many religious build ...
, which is located in the center of the Roman city. The theatre is part of a
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protecting the historic center of Lyon.


Chronology

The theatre was built in two steps: around 15 BC, a theatre with a diameter was built next to the hill. At the beginning of the 2nd century, the final construction added a last place for the audience. The diameter is , and there were seats for 10,000 people. Today the theatre is primarily a tourist site, but it is still used as a cultural venue. Each year, the
Nuits de Fourvière The Nuits de Fourvière (Nights of Fourvière) is a festival with theater, circus, music, dance, and film presentations. The festival has taken place every summer since 1946 in the Théâtre antique de Fourvière, and in the Odéon de Lyon (si ...
festival takes place in the theatre.


See also

* Odeon of Lyon *
List of Roman theatres Roman theatre (structure), Roman theatres built during the Roman period may be found all over the Roman Empire. Some were older theatres that were re-worked. See also * Roman architecture * Roman amphitheatre * Theatre of ancient Rome * List ...


References

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