PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to History Ruins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoRemains of a Roman military amphitheater in Budapest, Hungarylemmy.worldimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down10
arrow-up145arrow-down1imageRemains of a Roman military amphitheater in Budapest, Hungarylemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to History Ruins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square2linkfedilink
minus-squareTyoda@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoA lot of it was reconstructed using material found at the site in the 1930s/40s. Before that it was never fully forgotten but it was mostly buried and had houses built on top of it. 1941: 1957:
minus-squareinfeeeee@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoHere is a section of a map from 1823, it shows the buildings built on top of that, note the circular shape: Same map browsable here, change the opacity on the top right to see current aerial photo. According to some legends it was used as a fort in the middle ages, bu afaik no archeological remains support this. Another map from 1878, with more details, it shows the contours of the buildings: Source
A lot of it was reconstructed using material found at the site in the 1930s/40s. Before that it was never fully forgotten but it was mostly buried and had houses built on top of it.
1941:
1957:
Here is a section of a map from 1823, it shows the buildings built on top of that, note the circular shape:
Same map browsable here, change the opacity on the top right to see current aerial photo.
According to some legends it was used as a fort in the middle ages, bu afaik no archeological remains support this.
Another map from 1878, with more details, it shows the contours of the buildings:
Source