Simpson, F. M. (Frederick Moore), 1855-1928 · London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 141
Fig. 63. GREEK ARCHITECTURE. 99 word, as, except round the stage, no portions are raised above theround. The Greeks always chose as sites natural amphitheatn-s,which allowed them to place the seats direct on the sloping ground,the required elevation for the back rows being thus obtained e:pidavrv5… … Fig. 6i.DSrpfeld. without any walls below. The cavea, or auditorium, is generallyhorseshoe in plan, the depth from the stage to the back beinggreater than the width. In front of the stage is a circular spacefor the chorus, but only one example, that at Epidaurus, exists, in lOO A HISTORY OF…
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