The Odeion (Ephesus)
This is the structure
located on the hillside of Mountain Pion that was defined as the City Council
Hall (Bouleuterion) or Concert Hall(Odeion) after its discovery by J.T. Wood, who excavated at Ephesus in the 19th centruy.The Odeion was the place where the
members of the City Council, comprising
the wealthy poeple of Ephesus and Kuretes
(Priests) gathered and discussed the
future of the city and also listened to musical concerts.It is understood from
the inscriptions on the architrave that it was constructed by P. Vedius Antonius and his wife Flavia
Papiana, who were amongst the wealthy inhabitants of the city in the 2nd
century A.D. Its seating capacity is for
approximately 1500 people.Entrance to the diazoma is provided by the gates of
the Stoic Basilica,on the east and west corners of the stage structure.There
are also entrances from the gates in the northern wall and in the high arched
spaces on the edges of the parados.There is a broad diazoma (walkway)which
divides the seating area into two foundations.Its seating capacity xareas(cavea) are divided by radial stairs
into sections called kerkis.It is presumed from the architectural parts and the
traces that were found in the excavations that there used to be a gallery
adorned with red marble columns behind the upper seating area(cavea).The ground
of the orchestra ,which is between
the lowest seating area and the stage , was originally covered with a stone slab
pavement.The front of the stage is of two storeys with columns and aediculas (small niches)that were filled with statues
and the stage can be entered through five smaller gates.Today there is not much
is left of this spectacular stage.In order to protect the audıence from the sun
an d rain structures such as the Bouleuterion
and Odeion,were covered by wood and fired clay tiles,supported by a big
triangular sculptures of Emperor Verus ,a wooden truss framework.The young
Faustina , a torso of Silenos and Mousa Erate were amongst the sculptural finds
made by J.T.Wood in the 19th century ,and which were taken to the British Museum ,London.The restoration
work in the odeion was conducted by the Seljuk
Museum of Ephesus in 1970 and in
1990.
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