ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS FROM THE ROMAN THEATRE OF LISBOA / OLISIPO

PLASTERS AND STONES

Abstract

A set of architectural elements from the Roman Theatre of Lisbon are described and analysed. These elements stand out for the material they are made of an exotic rock with both colour, composition and heterogeneity very distinct from the local lithotypes. The singularity of these elements is underlined by the fact that they are the only architectural remains recognized in the scenic monument and in the city of Felicitas Iulia Olisipo / Lisboa carved in this type of material. Worth noting, the fact of all these elements having been originally covered with stucco which considering their technical and stylistic features, could be assigned to the constructive moment of the decoration of the scenic monument.