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Verona
Roman Theatre
The Roman theatre was built in the 1st century BC, but through the
ages had fallen in disuse and had been built upon to provide housing.
In the 18th century Andrea Monga, a wealthy Veronese, bought all the
houses that in time had been built over the theatre, demolished them,
and saved the monument. Not far from it is the Ponte di Pietra ("Stone
Wall Bridge"), another Roman landmark that has survived to this day.
(wikipedia)
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