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D E PR E SSED BASE PLANE Theater at Epidauros, Greece, c. 350 B.C., Polycleitos Depressed areas in the topography of a site can serve as stages for outdoor arenas and amphitheaters. The natural change in level benefits both the sightlines and the acoustical quality of these spaces. Step well at Abaneri, near Agra, India, 9th century 114 / A R C H I TE C TU R E : F O R M , S PA C E , & O R D E R