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  • Amphitheatre of Durrës

  • Amphitheatre of Durrës

    Amphitheatre of Durrës is a Roman amphitheater located in the center of the city of Durrës, Albania. It was built in the beginning of the 2nd century AD by emperor Trajan and considered to be the largest amphitheater ever built in the Balkan Peninsula, with a capacity of 20,000 people.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Amphitheatre of Durrës.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Amphitheatre of Durrës
    by Jed Horne, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Amphitheatre of Durrës

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    1996

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Albania

    Durrës

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    2nd Century AD

    Roman

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    Roman Monuments

     

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