Caption

Teatro greco, View of the ruins of the Greek amphitheater in Syracuse, Sicily, Siracusa, photograph, number: '22', number: 'No. 1382', photographer: Giorgio Sommer, Syracuse (city), 1857 - 1914, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 310 mm x width 384 mm, ruin of a building, architecture, amphitheatre, A wide sepia photograph showing the stone remains of a large semicircular amphitheater with concentric carved seating and worn pathways, surrounded by rough grassy terrain and scattered rocks. Behind the amphitheater a low stone wall and an arched aqueduct or bridge lead toward small buildings and a rural landscape of trees and fields. In the distant background a town with clustered buildings and a skyline of varied rooflines sits along the horizon beneath a pale sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A81_041

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47.7Mb (11.8Mb) / 15.0in x 12.3in / 4498 x 3704 (300dpi)

Keywords

Teatro greco View ruins Greek amphitheater Syracuse Sicily Siracusa photograph number 22 No 1382 photographer Giorgio Sommer city 1857 - 1914 pasteboard paper albumen print height 310 mm x width 384 mm ruin building architecture amphitheatre wide sepia showing stone remains large semicircular amphitheater concentric carved seating worn pathways surrounded rough grassy terrain scattered rocks amphitheater low stone wall arched aqueduct bridge lead small buildings rural landscape trees fields distant background town clustered buildings skyline varied rooflines sits horizon beneath pale sky