Formal Analysis and Principal Architectural Character of Caunus Theater

Yasemen Say �zer¹, Nevzat O�uz �zer²
¹Department of Architecture, Y�ld�z Technical University, �stanbul, Turkey
²Department of Architecture, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, �stanbul, Turkey

The ancient city of Caunus lies on the southwest shore of Anatolia, across the island of Rhodes. In the present time, it is located within the borders K�yce�iz town and is on the western bank of the Dalyan River, which connects Lake K�yce�iz with Mediterranean Sea. A port in earlier times, the city now is at quite a distance from the seashore due to the formation of the Dalyan Delta. Its harbor�s location was strategically important for ships sailing between Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean. The Caunus Theater, situated towards southwest and overlooks the city and sea, is one of the best preserved among the Anatolian theaters as well as other structures of Caunus. Owing to the topography of the site, while the seats situated on the east of the theatre are located on a reformed rock, the seats on the north and west are supported by analemma. Analemma along with some of the seats and the stage are currently in ruins. However, during the process initiated by the founding of an �archeological park� in the city together with its immediate surroundings, a detailed architectural documentation of the city buildings has been planned. This documentation aims not only to document the buildings in isolation but also to indicate the location of the buildings within the city and the relations between the buildings and the topography. Digital coordinate measuring equipment are used for measuring the land, and the fundamental geometry of the theater are recorded in detail. All structural elements are measured meticulously, and a detailed 3-dimensional picture of the theater is created, from which a restituition model is generated in digital format. We have attempted to identify the principal characteristics of the structure using simulations performed on the digital model.

Keywords: Antique theater, Caunus, Greek theatre, Vitruvius.

Kaunos Tiyatrosu�nun Bi�imsel Analizi ve Temel Mimari Karakteri

Yasemen Say �zer¹, Nevzat O�uz �zer²
¹Y�ld�z Teknik �niversitesi Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, Bina Bilgisi Ana Bilim Dal�, �stanbul
²Mimar Sinan G�zel Sanatlar �niversitesi Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, Bina Bilgisi Ana Bilim Dal�, �stanbul

T�rkiye�nin �nemli �ren yerlerinden biri olan Kaunos antik kenti, G�neybat� Anadolu�da, Akdeniz ile Ege Denizi�nin birbiriyle kesi�ti�i bir b�lgede, Rodos Adas��n�n kar��s�nda, K�yce�iz G�l��n� Akdeniz�e ba�layan Dalyan �ay��n�n bat� k�y�s�ndad�r. Kaunos antik kenti, Akdeniz ve Ege Denizi aras�ndaki stratejik konumundan �t�r� �nemli bir liman kenti olarak kurulmu�tur. Kentin liman�, zamanla Dalaman �ay��n�n y�ksek da�lardan getirdi�i al�vyonlarla yata��n� doldurmas� ve daha sonra da yata��n� de�i�tirmesi ile batakl�k haline gelmi�tir. Limana gemilerin giremeyerek ticaretin yok olmas� ve batakl�klardan kaynaklanan hastal�klar�n artmas� ile �l� bir kent haline gelmi�tir. G�neybat�ya y�nlendirilmi� yerle�imiyle kente ve denize hakim konumdaki Tiyatro, sadece kentin ayakta kalm�� di�er yap�lar� aras�nda de�il, Anadolu Tiyatrolar� i�inde de en iyi korunmu� olanlar�ndan biridir. Topografyas�ndan kaynakl� olarak, tiyatronun do�u b�l�m�nde yer alan oturma basamaklar�, d�zeltilmi� anakaya �zerine yerle�tirilmi�ken, kuzey ve bat� b�l�m�nde bulunan oturma basamaklar� ise analemma ile desteklenmi�tir. G�n�m�zde, analemma ve oturma basamaklar�n�n bir b�l�m� ile sahne binas� y�k�k durumdad�r. Kentin yak�n �evresiyle birlikte bir �Arkeolojik Park� olarak de�erlendirilmesiyle ba�layan s�re�te, kent yap�lar� i�in ayr�nt�l� mimari belgeleme yap�lmas� hedeflenmi�tir. Bu belgeleme, sadece yap�lar�n tek ba�lar�na �l��lmesini de�il; ayn� zamanda yap�lar�n kent i�indeki konumlar�, birbirleri ve topografya ile ili�kilerinin de�erlendirilmesi amac�n� da ta��maktad�r. Arazi �l��mleri, say�sal koordinat �l�me cihaz� ile yap�lm�� ve tiyatronun temel geometrisi hakk�nda detayl� bir kay�t elde edilmi�tir. Tiyatronun yap�sal unsurlar� ta� ta� �l��lerek, tiyatronun ayr�nt�l� �� boyutlu bir resmi elde edilmi� ve bundan yararlanarak say�sal ortamda bir restit�syon modeli �retilmi�tir. Bu model sayesinde kullan�mdan kaynaklanan �e�itli durumlar canland�r�lmak sureti ile yap�n�n temel karakteristikleri bulunmaya �al��lm��t�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Antik tiyatro, Kaunos, Yunan tiyatrosu, Vitruvius.

Yasemen Say �zer, Nevzat O�uz �zer. Formal Analysis and Principal Architectural Character of Caunus Theater. Megaron. 2017; 12(2): 173-183

Corresponding Author: Yasemen Say �zer, T�rkiye

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