Roman Amphitheatre of Durrës

The Amphitheatre of Durrës is a Roman amphitheatre in the centre of the city of , . Construction began under the emperor Trajan in the 2nd century AD and it was destroyed twice by earthquakes in the 6th and 10th centuries.
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Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
    Sunday: 9:00 AM—2:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Roman amphitheater in Durrës, Albania
  • Also known as: “Amphitheatre of Durrës”, “Durrës Amphitheatre”, and “Roman amphitheatre of Durrës”
  • Postal code: 2001
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Mosque of Durrës and Durrës Castle.

Mosque
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also called the New Mosque and also the Grand Mosque, is a , located in the port-town of , in the of . The mosque is designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania. is situated 120 metres north of Roman Amphitheatre of Durrës.

Castle
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the fortified old city of , . It is enclosed by city walls built in the late 5th century, and repaired and reinforced in the Middle Ages and early modern periods. is situated 230 metres southeast of Roman Amphitheatre of Durrës.

Museum
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Durrës in , , established in 1951, is the largest archaeological museum in the country. The museum is located near the beach and north of the museum are the 6th-century Byzantine walls, constructed after the Visigoth invasion of 481. is situated 410 metres west of Roman Amphitheatre of Durrës.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arapaj and Fllakë.

Suburb
Photo: Mr. Bunker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the former municipality of , , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 6 km east of Roman Amphitheatre of Durrës.

Village
is a village in the , western . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . It is the site of the . It is inhabited by Albanians. is situated 8 km northeast of Roman Amphitheatre of Durrës.

Roman Amphitheatre of Durrës

Latitude
41.31214° or 41° 18′ 44″ north
Longitude
19.44505° or 19° 26′ 42″ east
Open location code
8FHX8C6W+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 307287831
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q779868
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Roman Amphitheatre of Durrës” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Amfiteatri i Durrësit”
  • Armenian: “Ամֆիթատրոն Դուրրասում”
  • Bulgarian: “Драчки амфитеатър”
  • Catalan: “Amfiteatre de Durrës”
  • Chinese: “杜勒斯露天競技場”
  • Croatian: “Amfiteatar u Draču”
  • Czech: “Amfiteátr v Drači”
  • Dutch: “Amfitheater van Durres”
  • Dutch: “Amfitheater van Durrës”
  • French: “amphithéâtre de Durrës”
  • French: “Amphithéâtre de Durrës”
  • Georgian: “დურესის ამფითეატრი”
  • German: “Amphitheater von Durrës”
  • German: “Römisches Amphitheater von Durrës”
  • Gothic: “𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌰𐍄𐌴𐍂 𐌱𐌹 𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌴𐍃”
  • Gothic: “𐌰𐌼𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌰𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌽 𐌱𐌹 𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍃”
  • Greek: “Ρωμαϊκό Αμφιθέατρο του Δυρραχίου”
  • Hebrew: “האמפיתיאטרון בדורס”
  • Hebrew: “האמפיתיאטרון הרומי בדורס”
  • Hungarian: “durrësi amfiteátrum”
  • Hungarian: “Durrësi amfiteátrum”
  • Irish: “Amfaitéatar Durrës”
  • Italian: “Anfiteatro Romano de Durrës”
  • Italian: “Anfiteatro romano di Durazzo”
  • Latin: “Amphitheatrum Dyrrhachinum”
  • Latvian: “Duresi amfiteātris”
  • Maori: “Whare Tapere o Durrës”
  • Persian: “آمفی‌تئاتر دورس”
  • Polish: “Amfiteatr w Durrës”
  • Romanian: “Amfiteatrul din Durrës”
  • Russian: “Амфитеатр в Дурресе”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Amfiteatar u Draču”
  • Slovenian: “Amfiteater v Draču”
  • Spanish: “Anfiteatro de Durrës”
  • Swedish: “Durrës amfiteater”
  • Turkish: “Dıraç Amfitiyatrosu”
  • Ukrainian: “Амфітеатр”

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