Remains of Roman Theatre & Santa Maria La Vieja Cathedral, Cartagena, Spain
The Roman Theatre of Cartagena was built at the end of the 1st Century BC when Cartagena was a Roman colony, in the era of Emperor Augustus. The theatre was not discovered until 1987 and many of the finds are in the Archaeological Museum.
The terraced seats were built into the northern side of La Concepcion hill which had been excavated to create seating for 6000. Santa Maria La Vieja Cathedral, which you can see mainly at the top left to centre of the photo was built in the 13th Century from materials taken from the Roman theatre. By the sixteenth century, the theatre had been lost to fire and its remains built over and remained well hidden by the town of Cartagena as it grew over the ruins, and was not discovered again until 1987. The town was asked to vote as to whether or not, the buildings standing there in 1987 should remain, or be torn down to find the ruins. The town voted in favour of the excavation and reconstruction of the Roman Theatre. My photo shows how it stands today. Once again in the glory of Rome, many of it’s fine treasures still remaining.
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Jerame *
that’s awesome!
Squealia replied
Thanking you, been stomping around Cartagena again today with my mother!
Patricia Montg...
Fabulous composition! Wonderful capture!
Squealia replied
Thanking you Patricia :O)
robpixaday
Yow!
That’s stupendous. Huge! BEAUTIFUL!
I really like how you shot it—showing it’s size but still making us feel like we’re inside it.
Squealia replied
Thanking you Robpixaday :O)
hilarydougill
wondrous comp and perspective, fantastic imagery of this wonderful place. great light too. hugsxxx
Squealia replied
Thanking you Hilary, too kind :O)
Antanas
Beautiful image
Squealia replied
Thanking you again Antanas :O)
Cindy RN
This is wonderful, so much detail in such a small area, it must be magnificent to see in real life, thank you for the visit and the writing, at least I was there for a moment :)
Squealia replied
Cartagena and the surrounding area has so much to see, it will take me many many visits to see all the wonderful sights. I have done afew and am gradually adding bits and pieces, some i have removed from RB as they had not received many comments, but generally the area is stepped in history… absolutely facsinating. Thanking you for your kind comment :O)
Marleia Main
This is great!! It looks like a painting .. too perfect!!
Squealia replied
It was lovely, it was a pain trying to get a shot without people in it! And again trying to get an artisic perspective. I took a quick snap of it from the castle, which had i not have chopped a bit off wall off would have been an alternative view. I’ll try again from that angle next time I go to Cartagena! Sometimes something you think will look good when you download it to the computer, just isn’t right! Thanking you for stopping by :O)
amarica
Wonderful capture Squealia, instant fav!!!!!!!!!!! xxxxxxxxxx
Squealia replied
Thanking you very much :O)
Anders Hollenbo
You are very skilfully with a camera ,I like them all (from Spain)
Squealia replied
Thanking you Anders, I am quite pleased with them too :O)
Jason Connolly
Fantastic shot Squelia, I love it..
Squealia replied
Thanking you again :O)
Astrid Pardew
what a superb and stunning capture! the clarity is awesome! love the angle you chose. well done!
Squealia replied
Thanking you so much, this shot i was quite proud of…. i took them from different perspectives but preferred this one!
Pamela Jayne S...
fabulous it is just perfect the angle, the view, the composition is just all grand! Could be on my “to see” list one day!
Squealia replied
This is one of my favourite photos but wasn’t received as well as i would have liked! I am glad you like it too! There is loads to see and do around Cartagena, my photos of La Union and Portman are within 5-10 minutes, La Mazarron and the Batteria is within 20mins. There is another Batteria near Portman I have yet to find. La Manga country club where all the footballers go for winter training, and loads in Cartagena itself!
fayinspain
There is something about the stone here in Spain that just radiates warmth of colour, love the detail, great composition.
Squealia replied
What amazes me is what fabulous treasures there are to be discovered, that aren’t official tourist attractions!Thanking you Fay and welcome to RB :O)
Angel Warda
awesome photo!!!
Squealia replied
It was an awesome place, there are so many fabulous old places around here, I will get to photograph them all one day! Thanks Angel.
mikequigley
lovely perspective of capture – nice comentary with the capture mq
Squealia replied
Thanking you Mike
LYN EVANS
Stunning capture.
Squealia replied
Thanking you, I like this one too!
Seosamh
Love your photo, great clarity too,
is just awesome as always -YOU HAVE GREAT TALENT !!
Squealia replied
LOL not so sure about that, but thanking you very much!
Alessandro Pinto
beautfully composed..enchanting, brilliant shot !
Squealia replied
Thanking you, this is actually one of my favourites, that I am quite proud about!
cdudak
I have always wanted to visit some ruins, this looks awesome. Sguealia I like the angle you took this from…Kay
Squealia replied
Thanking you so kind
JayBakkerArt
Very cool shot !
Squealia replied
Thanking you
dinghysailor1
wow a fasciinating capture!
Squealia replied
Thanking you
Michael Marquand
beautiful!
Squealia replied
Thanking you
nkbellani
Superb.
Squealia replied
Thanking you
reflector
An amazing place, well framed and caught !
Squealia replied
Thank you
hirst
This is a great shot, love the composition and texture of the stone work! It looks fantastic framed!
Squealia replied
Thank you, I always liked this one too!
DonDavisUK
Hey there Squealia, this is just to let you know that your fantastic artwork has been featured in Alphabet Soup Letter of the Week R*
Congratulations, and don’t forget to enter it into the Challenge for the *BEST Of The Letter R.
All the best in the challenge with such an outstanding piece. Hope you have success in this week’s letter Q.
Regards, Don. (Host).
Squealia replied
OMG thanking you :O)
Judy Woodman
fabulous shot!!
Squealia replied
Thank you Judy