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Side, ancient Roman amphitheatre
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Recordist's notes
Side Amphitheatre built in 2nd Century accommodates 15-20k people Recorded in the middle level, few rows lower the main passage with arcs. Random tourists chatting, kids playing among the rows of the theatre. In the very background vehicles pass on the road which is paved with cobblestone. Some wind and bird sounds tascam dr-40
About the place
Manavgat is a town of about 99,254 people in Antalya, Turkey. OttoAnna lists 3 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Tascam DR-40. A four-track handheld with adjustable X/Y–A/B microphones and XLR inputs.
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Sources & credits
- “Side, Sümbül Sk. 22/B, 07330 Manavgat/Antalya, Турция - Side, ancient Roman amphitheatre” by floatingpatterns – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0