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proskenion

 
Architecture: proskenion

In the ancient Greek theater, a building before the skene; the earliest high Hellenistic stage; later, the front of the stage.


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The front of the low building which supported the stage in the developed Greek theatre.

 
 
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theater (structure)
scene design and stage lighting (in theater, design)

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