Ancient Stadium of Philippopolis

Ancient Stadium of Philippopolis

Ancient Stadium of Philippopolis
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niksk001
Philadelphia, PA797 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
The Stadium is one attractions that make Plovdiv special. Although it is not monumental in a conventional sense, it carries some special feel. IMHO, looks more attractive at night. The Stadium location offers an opportunity to see it multiple times (e.g., at night and daylight).
Written January 16, 2020
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Larry M
Asheville, NC356 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2019
The exposed portion of the hippodrome of Roman times is quite small, but still imposing, representing the main entrance portal and "end zone" seats, but to imagine that it stretched for several blocks and held 30,000 racing fans is remarkable. It is great that the city fathers who located it left a portion intact, right on the main square of this beautiful, vibrant city.
Written October 14, 2019
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permia
Ireland40,931 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2019
Magnificent in scale, as shown in the model and schematic, it was built in the early 2nd century AD to accommodate about 30,000 eager spectators.

What we see today under the modern city was the curved part of the northern segment. The marble seats are perfectly preserved. A corridor leading from the stadium is also uncovered.

Interestingly, within a store on the pedestrian ul. Knyaz Alexander I another section of the structure can be seen through a glass floor space.
Written August 24, 2019
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Jameel Abedin
Dubai, United Arab Emirates162 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019 • Family
Lovely view and things to see going up to this place! Love the old souvenir shops with antiques noting to really buy from them but just great to look at.
Written August 3, 2019
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Chris L
Augsburg, Germany163 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2019
It’s in the middle of the Main Street so you won’t miss it. I enjoyed the magnitude of what it used to be, and just crawling on marble benches
Written July 28, 2019
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Batd2
London, UK241 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2019 • Couples
I have been to the Ancient Theatre in Plovdiv on a concert, but always wanted to visit it as a tourist and since last year they have finally opened it for paid public visits.
It is such an amazing place. Unique by its size and level of preservation. When you are there, go at the top row and imagine a landscape without all new buildings, revealing a breathtaking view of the mountains in the background and you will understand why it was built there. Go to the stage and experience how the performers perceive the audience and test the unique acoustics. Touch the same stones seats used since ancient time until now. It is amazing how it was converted in to live concert venue offering visitors experience similar to the one of our predecessors.
It is probably one of the most significant historic places to visit when in Plovdiv.
Written May 30, 2019
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Ben D
London, UK33 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2018 • Couples
A proper little Roman theatre breaking up the monotony of a typical modern city centre. Great atmosphere at night although most of the orchestra/arena has been subsumed by a restaurant. The sign specifically prohibiting smoking, hot and cold food, pets and firearms is most amusing!
Written October 22, 2018
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Heather G
Belmont Shore, CA45 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2017 • Friends
Great site, interesting history, informative short movie, reasonably priced. However the man who sold us the tickets and ran the movie was absolutely rude, condescending and unhelpful. It was like we were bothering him by wanting to see the movie. I guess otherwise he'd of been able to just relax with his friend since we were the only two at the film. He should find another job, this is not a fit for him and gives a negative impression of an otherwise wonderful place. Below is a photo of him should his employer be interested.
Written October 7, 2017
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ldani91
Harvey, Louisiana11 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2017 • Friends
The stadium itself is very nice the restaurant not so much. I'm not sure if it was because of the time of day we went but it didn't have many of the items on the menu. The waitress also needed us to pay before receiving our order so the delivery person could get paid. To say the least we wasn't impressed never went back.
Written June 25, 2017
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Betty F
161 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2017
In the heart of the city it has been discovered this Roman stadium, an impressive piece of engineering, where horse races and reenactments of sea battles used to take place. Only one end has been unearthed, as there are other historical buildings that need to be preserved. Basically, they are standing on top of the stadium :)

Written June 8, 2017
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