• Lumidaub@feddit.org
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    8 months ago

    Oh. Hah. Presumably this is influenced by Greek theatres, right? I underestimated the cultural exchange that would’ve happened.

    • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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      8 months ago

      Possibly? I’m no expert in the history of theatres, but it seems intuitive that the Anglo-Saxons would’ve seen old Graeco-Roman theatre ruins in Britain and used that as a template.

      On the other hand, it’s a pretty simple design - may just be convergent evolution, or whatever the architectural equivalent is.

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        8 months ago

        It’s also close to the little back house of the residence. Maybe the king steps out there to make speeches?