Łazienki Park's mock-ruined amphitheatre was built in 1790 and is modelled on the Roman open-air theatre at Herculaneum, Italy. The stage, set on an islet in the lake, was once used for ballet performances for the royal court.
Amphitheatre
Warsaw
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