Remains of a Roman military amphitheater in Budapest, Hungary
Remains of a Roman military amphitheater in Budapest, Hungary
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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:
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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:
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