amphitheatres
Tiered outdoor venues
Amphitheatres is the British spelling of amphitheaters—oval or circular venues with tiered seating rising around a central performance area.
The ancient Romans built amphitheatres for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles; modern ones host concerts and sports.
Natural amphitheatres are bowl-shaped landforms with similar acoustics: The valley formed a natural amphitheatre.
Having multiple levels
- seatingAvailable places to sit
- ovalElongated rounded shape
- arenaVenue for contests
- semicircularForming half a circle
stadium · vomitorium · podium · cavea · orchestra · colonnade · arches · vaulted
Outside, not indoors
- concertLive musical performance
- venuePlace of occurrence
- stageRaised performance platform
- hillsideSloping terrain face
performance · bandshell · Hollywood Bowl · Red Rocks · audience · lawn · seating · orchestra
Live musical performances
- outdoorOutside, not indoors
- venuePlace of occurrence
- stageRaised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
acoustics · performers · orchestra · festivals · productions · plays · musicals · symphony
tiered
Having multiple levels
semicircular · stadium · vomitorium · podium · cavea · orchestra · colonnade · arches · vaulted · facade
outdoor
Outside, not indoors
hillside · performance · bandshell · Hollywood Bowl · Red Rocks · audience · lawn · seating · orchestra · symphony
concerts
Live musical performances
audience · acoustics · performers · orchestra · festivals · productions · plays · musicals · symphony · bandshell
Colosseum
Flavian arena in Rome
- gladiatorsAncient Roman combat entertainers
- spectaclesCorrective eyewear worn daily
- PompeiiVolcano-buried Roman city
Verona · chariot · circus · combat · beast · hunts · naumachia · emperor · munera · venatio
erosion
Gradual wearing away
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
- geologicalOf Earth's physical structure
- formationCreation or arrangement
bowl · valley · hollow · hillside · landscape · Bryce · terrain · depression · cirque · basin
amphitheatresindoor arenas
Enclosed large event venues
concert halls · opera houses · convention centers · recording studios · gymnasiums
- Roman amphitheatreAncient circular performance venue
- Red Rocks AmphitheatreOutdoor venue carved from geology