A View of the Theater and the city near it

The French love their Nuclear Power!

When we left Paris, we took the train to Lyon and then rented a car to drive to Orange and then on to Nice. This pretty sight was somewhere between Lyon and Orange

Hôtel le Glacier in Orange

This was a lovely little hotel

Le Meyne - A Small River that Runs Through Orange

Orange - Arc de Triomphe

Built somewhere between 27 BC and 41 AD

Ceiling details

Exterior of the Théâtre Antique D'Orange

Built in the 1st Century AD

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Théâtre Antique D'Orange

Inside the Theater, looking at the stage. Notice the man in the red shirt in the lower left corner... it helps you to see just how big this thing is

Théâtre Antique D'Orange

From the ground floor, looking up at the rows of seats. The theater could hold 10,000 people and often did. The Romans held plays on a regular basis and the entire town was invited, although the seating was strictly partitioned based on your social class. They also had handy rooms behind the seats for buying beer and wine and getting out of the heat.

Théâtre Antique D'Orange

This statue of a Roman Emperor is about 3.5 meters tall. Interestingly, the Romans built these statues with removable heads, so that they could put up a new head whenever they got a new Emperor.

The view from the nosebleed seats

The view from the stage

Lauren in the top row of the theater, with the city and countryside behind her

Not much left of the Temple now

At the Theater Museum

Orange was a hub for mosaic work at some point. The archeologists have uncovered several at the Theater and moved them to this museum

Cadastre (real estate map) of Orange and the Surrounding Area

Real Estate ownership was recorded on small stone squares

Virtual Reality Tour of the Theater

This was very well done. The VR tour showed us the development of the city and the construction of the Theater

Lauren in her VR Headset

Informative Posters throughout the Theater