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The
ancient
theater
of
Larissa
is
an
impressive
architectural
structure,
located
in
the
heart
of
the
city,
in
the
center
of
an
urban
area.
And
its
integration
into
the
environment
is
inspiring
as
it
connects
the
glorious
historical
past
of
the
place,
to
the
present,
and
gives
the
feeling
as
if
the
time
stands
still.
The
theater
was
constructed
in
the
first
half
of
the
3rd
century
BC
(during
the
reign
of
King
Philip
V
of
Macedonia),
and
it
had
a
seating
capability
of
10,000
people.
Over
the
years,
however,
it
was
destroyed
and
mostly
buried
underground.
During
the
last
century,
a
number
of
buildings
were
built
on
the
area
of
the
site
(that
was
mostly
covered),
including
the
Town
Clock
and
the
old
Bishop’s
Palace,
but
the
archaeological
finds
discovered
during
the
laying
of
the
foundations,
revealed
that
the
buildings
were
sitting
on
a
valuable
archeological
site.
As
a
result,
under
the
leadership
of
the
Greek
Ministry
of
Culture
and
the
Larissa
Municipality,
a
large-scale
project
that
included
the
demolition
of
the
old
buildings
together
with
extensive
archeological
excavation,
and
rehabilitation
and
restoration
work,
was
planned
and
conducted
in
four
phases,
between
the
years
1992
–
2008
and
the
final
magnificent
result
is
seen
today!!
However,
the
project
has
not
over
yet,
and
the
restoration
works
are
planned
to
be
completed
at
2022,
thus
returning
to
this
amazing
site
its
glory
and
greatness!
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