Situated outside the Herculaneum Excavations, the theater, still embedded in the tuff bank, was excavated through a series of tunnels in the eighteenth century. The visit currently takes place through a series of stair ramps and tunnels that allow you to see parts of the buried building, descending to the orchestra level, paved with white marble. The stage area is largely occupied by two large eighteenth-century pylons made by Francesco La Vega for static reasons. The front stage features the royal door in the center, the two hospitales doors on the sides, and four lateral niches, where originally the statues recovered in the prince of Elboeuf’s tunnel excavations were placed, including those known as Small and Large Herculanean, now preserved in the Dresden museum.
Information about the Roman theater of Herculaneum
Corso Resina
80056 Herculaneum (Naples)
+39.081.7324311, +39.081.7324327 (Herculaneum Excavation Office)
infopompei@tin.it
Source: MIBACT
