TEATRO ROMANO

The Roman Theatre in Aosta is an extraordinary example of Roman provincial architecture from the High Empire. The majestic façade, 22 metres high and characterised by arcades and windows, is what remains of the original building.

The cavea, the semicircular structure intended for the audience, consisted of several tiers of tiers of seats, reaching up to the third level of windows. Today, the six lower tiers and the two wider ones near the orchestra, reserved for the authorities, survive. Also still visible are the sturdy radial masonry supports on which the upper tiers of seats rested, which have now disappeared.

In front of the cavea, behind the orchestra, was the stage building, the foundations of which remain. The façade was decorated with Corinthian columns, statues and marble, and completed by service rooms behind.

It is estimated that the theatre could accommodate several thousand spectators.