. Italy: handbook for travellers. First Part (Northern Italy) . Dmmstaai, Ed .Wa*m. to Nice. AVIGNON. 1. Route. 13 2nd cent., and not that of the time of Marius or Augustus ashas been conjectured. On the S. side of the town , at the foot ofan eminence , lies the *Boman Theatre, 118 ft. in height, 338 length, with walls 13 ft. in thickness (the concierge lives onthe spot, !/i fr-)- The admirably preserved wall of the stage, fromwhich an awning used to be stretched, still contains the threedoors by which the actors entered. The semicircular space for thespectators, which rises opposite, is
. Italy: handbook for travellers. First Part (Northern Italy) . Dmmstaai, Ed .Wa*m. to Nice. AVIGNON. 1. Route. 13 2nd cent., and not that of the time of Marius or Augustus ashas been conjectured. On the S. side of the town , at the foot ofan eminence , lies the *Boman Theatre, 118 ft. in height, 338 length, with walls 13 ft. in thickness (the concierge lives onthe spot, !/i fr-)- The admirably preserved wall of the stage, fromwhich an awning used to be stretched, still contains the threedoors by which the actors entered. The semicircular space for thespectators, which rises opposite, is in a much more dilapidatedcondition; the tier* of seats have almost entirely vanished. Theacoustic arrangement of the structure is admirable. Words spokenin a loud and distinct voice on the stage are perfectly audible onthe highest tier. Scanty remnants of a Circus adjoin the height above the theatre, once occupied by the citadel ofOrange which was destroyed by Louis XIV., affords a good surveyof the neighbourhood. The promenade is adorned with a
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