Ancinet Theatre of Side
Ancinet Theatre of Side

Ancinet Theatre of Side

  • CLIENT

  • Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism – Antalya Directorate of Surveying and Monuments

  • TEAM

  • Architectural Conservation: 

    Umut Bilgiç, Merve Çolak Gözener, Berna Atamtürk, Ayşegül Akın, M. Çınar Ünal, Oğuz Bostancı, A. Yasin Eginligil 

    Engineering: 

    Structural – RKN Structural Engineering Project Consulting

    Electrical – Promete Engineering

  • CONSULTANTS

  • Architectural Conservation: 

    Dr. Nimet Özgönül [Middle East Technical University] 

    Engineering: 

    Structural – Prof. Dr. Uğurhan Akyüz [Middle East Technical University] 

    Dr. İsmail Ozan Demirel

    Building Material Analysis and Conservation: 

    Prof. Dr. Ali Akın Akyol [Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University]

    Prof. Dr. Selçuk Şener [Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University]

Although the exact date of its foundation is unknown, Strabon reports that Side, a powerful port city of Pamphylia in Antiquity, was established in the 7th century BC as a colony of Kyme (Aliağa), one of the cities of Western Anatolia. The Side Theatre, located at the narrowest point of the peninsula where the ancient settlement lies, is the first monument to draw attention within the city. The structure occupies a unique position, resembling Anatolian theatres that preserved the Hellenistic theatre type on the one hand, and examples from the Western Roman Empire on the other.

The project includes Documentation – Problem Analysis, Material Analysis, Historical Research – Restitution, Intervention Decisions – Restoration, Civil and Electrical Engineering projects.

Ancient Theatre of Side - Location

General View

General View

General View

Plan - Restitution

Architectural Diagram

Use and Circulation

Elevation

Elevation

Lower Gallery

Ambulacrum

Steel Platform on the Diazoma

Orchestra and Ima Cavea