The main scene of the theater in Myra, one of the 6 most important cities of the Lycian alliance, will have an old appearance after work.
Excavations began in 2009 in Myra's ancient city in Demre, Antalya, characterized by urban areas during the Roman period with classical and Greece. Especially in the old city of the old city famous for the classical rock music tombs. Dr. to raise the construction of the stage of the ancient theater with a capacity of 11,000 people in the works under the chairmanship of Nevzat çevik, relief, restoration and recovery projects were prepared within the scope of the inheritance project of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
“Stone Hospital” will be established After the approval of the Antalya Protection Committee, the first floor of the theater building will be completed with the project to be auctioned by the General Department of Survey and Monuments. The missing parts of columns, titles and other architectural elements will be completed in a stone hospital to be established in the region and are placed in their position. Faculty of Akeniz University, Archeology Department and Myra-Adriake Excavation Department.Dr. Dr. Nevzat Cevik, a building capable of 11,000 people is the largest ancient theater in Antalya, he said. Saying that they have been excavated and researched since 2009, they have identified many of their original stones and their original positions, Cevik, “Within the scope of the project until the first floor of the stage building with the original stones to the feet.
“There is an ancient city under Demre”
Çevik, emphasized that Myra is an important urban in all periods, “The city is covered with alluvial shells at a depth of 4 meters to 10 meters. Like a type of Anatilian Pompeisi. There are 103 multi -purpose stone tombs in Myra, and the oldest findings describe the Chalconic period. He said.
