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A broad passage is curved through the
theatre directly in front of the stage line, dividing
the stage building from the Koilon or auditorium.

The auditorium is built up on two stories of
vaulted passages ^ concentric ^ with the Semicircle
of the seats - These are intersected at intervals
by vaulted passages radiating from the centre
of the orchestra which renders the
substructure of the seats quite light and open.

The upper and lower tiers of seats are
separated by a broad aisle, ^ on the level of the upper passage, ^ with a high side
wall to give head room to the upper passage.

This aisle connects with the orchestra by
three flights of steps one in the centre and the
other two cutting semi circle on a line parallel
to the diameter in an unusual and not
paticularly happy fashion. At the ends of the
aisle there seem to have been broad open spaces
approached by the stairs in the stage wings.

In the rear of the ground level brough up to
that of the upper passage upon which were 7
arched exits. While the lower story opened only
through the arches at the ends of the transverse passage
and through the stage buildings.