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Field photograph·C06077·1927

The theatre at Soli

The theatre at Soli, seen from above with a curved stone wall, tiered seating and open fields beyond.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06077. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A wide panoramic view from above the theatre at Soli. A curved wall of dry-stone blocks runs across the foreground, and tiered rows of seating are cut into the slope on the right. Remains of walls and a level area lie in the middle, with open fields, scattered trees and a few small white buildings in the distance under a hazy sky.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Panoramic view of the theatre at Soli, with stone seating rows curving around a cleared area and a rubble wall in the foreground.
  • Panoramic view over the theatre at Soli, with curving stone seating and walls in the foreground, fields and the sea beyondFull resolution
Description, scan 2
A wide panoramic view across the excavated theatre at Soli. A low rubble wall of large stones curves across the foreground, enclosing a levelled area with stone walls and ruined structures. On the right, a steep slope shows tiered rows of stone seating, with open fields, scattered trees and a few distant buildings beyond.
Description, scan 3
A wide panoramic photograph taken from a height over the ruins of the theatre at Soli. In the foreground, a curving line of stone walls encloses a rounded hollow with tiers of stone seating on the right and a flat lower area beside it. Beyond, cultivated fields, scattered trees and a few small buildings lead down to the sea, where several ships are visible on the horizon.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Soli. The theatre.

Swedish, as on the record

Soli. Teatern. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)