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Roman theatre of Philippopolis

The Roman theatre of Philippopolis is one of the world's best-preserved ancient Roman theatres, located in the city center of modern , , once the ancient city of Philippopolis.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: Roman theater in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Plovdiv Roman theatre” and “The Ancient Theater of Philippopolis”
  • Address: Пловдив, 4000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lamartine’s House and Klianti House.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 120 metres east of Roman theatre of Philippopolis.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 110 metres northeast of Roman theatre of Philippopolis.

Mosque
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The Dzhumaya Mosque, also known as the Friday Mosque, is a located in , in the of . Located in the centre of Plovdiv, the mosque was built in 1363–1364 on the site of the Sveta Petka Tarnovska Cathedral Church after the conquest of Plovdiv by the Ottoman army. is situated 260 metres northwest of Roman theatre of Philippopolis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kapana and Old Plovdiv.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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The old town in Plovdiv is an architectural and historical reserve located on three of 's hills: , Dzhambaz Tepe and Taksim Tepe. The complex has been formed as a result of the long sequence of habitation from prehistoric times to present day and combines the culture and architecture from Antiquity, Middle Ages and Bulgarian revival.

Photo: Ilia Markov, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a city in Central-South , the second-largest in the country and one of the oldest cities in . Due to the remnants of its colourful past, it's one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bulgaria.

Roman theatre of Philippopolis

Latitude
42.14696° or 42° 8′ 49″ north
Longitude
24.75122° or 24° 45′ 4″ east
Open location code
8GJ64QW2+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 556227410
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1363208
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Roman theatre of Philippopolis” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պլովդիվի հռոմեական թատրոն”
  • Belarusian: “Плоўдзіўскі антычны тэатар”
  • Belarusian: “Плоўдзіўскі антычны тэатр”
  • Bulgarian: “Античeн театър на Филипопол”
  • Bulgarian: “Античен театър”
  • Bulgarian: “Римски театър”
  • Chinese: “普羅夫迪夫羅馬劇場”
  • Dutch: “Romeins theater van Plovdiv”
  • Dutch: “Romeins theater”
  • French: “Amphitheatre de Plovdiv”
  • French: “Amphithéâtre de Plovdiv”
  • French: “Site antique de Plovdiv”
  • French: “Théâtre de Plovdiv”
  • French: “théâtre romain de Plovdiv”
  • French: “Théâtre romain”
  • German: “Theater von Philippopolis”
  • Hebrew: “התיאטרון הרומי בפלובדיב”
  • Italian: “teatro romano di Plovdiv”
  • Italian: “Teatro romano”
  • Latvian: “Plovdivas amfiteātris”
  • Macedonian: “Антички театар”
  • Persian: “تئاتر رومی فیلیپوپولیس”
  • Polish: “Amfiteatr rzymski w Płowdiwie”
  • Polish: “Teatr rzymski w Płowdiwie”
  • Polish: “Teatr rzymski”
  • Portuguese: “Teatro romano de Filipópolis”
  • Portuguese: “Teatro romano”
  • Russian: “античный театр”
  • Russian: “Пловдивский античный театр”
  • Serbian: “Римски амфитеатар у Пловдиву”
  • Slovak: “Antické divadlo”
  • Slovenian: “Rimsko gledališče v Filipopolisu”
  • Spanish: “Teatro romano de Plovdiv”
  • Spanish: “Teatro romano”
  • Ukrainian: “Пловдивський амфітеатр”
  • Ukrainian: “Римський театр у Пловдиві”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include къща Андрей Георгиади and Дом на Етносите.

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