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Ádám Ablonczy
Semmelweis University, Faculty of P. E. and Sport Sciences (TF), Budapest, Hungary
Supervisor: Dr. Katalin Szikora, associate professor
Stadium Architecture in Ancient World
My choice of topic was influenced by the fact that during my studies at Semmelweis
University faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, I have been studying at
Technical University of Budapest faculty of Architecture.
As regards my researches it is important to overview how stadium architecture developed
because sport or physical education is closely related to our social life and entertaining. This
is proved by a sentence form Iuvenails: ‘Panem et circenses‘ – Bread and circus.
These events and fights claimed from the very beginning permanent circumstances and
buildings. These ancient sport buildings had there own regulations and interlacements with
religion and culture. What interesting in this research is the process of development and the
result as we build our stadiums nowadays? There are so many connections between a stadium
of ours and a stadium of ancient ages.
Choosing this topic I wanted to approach ancient stadiums from a different point of view,
from the view of an architect; analyzing the sitting of those buildings, functions, sizes, design
and structures. Making this presentation, and exploration I studied and used books, periodicals
websites of both sport sciences, and history of architecture.
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