It has special architectural and artistic values and can be compared with the monuments of this period of Pompeii and Capua in Italy. The amphitheater has an elixid shape of 136 meters in diameter and about 20 meters in height. The stairway for white-billed viewers took 16-20,000, while the arena hosted the fighting of the gladiators. This amphitheater has Roman architecture and its construction in the center of the city 350 m from the sea, starts at the arena plain 5.5 m above sea level, while 2/3 rests on the hill. The 2700-year-old amphitheater stands among the 30 discovered amphitheatres of the ancient world from Rome to Budapest and Lion. After the 1990s, a number of projects aimed at realizing the complete discovery of the building, and cooperation with the University of Parma is expected to eventually shape the entire amphitheater's geographies in the future.
ROTONDA, ROMAN BATHS, and TOP HANE WELL All three of these monuments are very close to each other, so they are an easy destination to visit and represent a special attraction for cultural tourism in the city of Durres, being located near the historic center of the city. Systematic maintenance of maintenance workers makes these monuments highlights their cultural heritage values.
It will drop you into sight as soon as you arrive at the small square, next to the Mujo Ulqinakut monument, almost opposite the main entrance of the harbor. It is a building erected perhaps over an older tower. The time of construction and the technique used is typically Venetian of the XV century, at which time the Venetians governed the city. Its diameter is 16 meters and its height is 9.10 meters. It consists of a single floor, which is equipped with five frengji balls. A staircase takes you up to the bedrawn terrace. Here is a pleasant bar where you can contemplate the sea and all the old atmosphere that surrounds you.
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