The Stoa

Albania / Mallakaster / Ballsh /
 ruins, stoa
The stoa is built during the second quarter of the third century BC and enclosed the agora to the north and east, protecting the area from the strong winds. For this reason the stoa forms a large "L" shape, having a general length of 144 m. The stoa evidently had two storeys; a lower Doric colonnade with octagonal columns, and an upper colonnade of the Ionic order. The stoa was used as a place for mass gatherings and as a promenade for the free citizens of Byllis. It was demolished or destroyed in the third century AD, and a small shrine probably dedicated to Aesculapius seems to have been built over its eastern end.

Jan 2022: i.imgur.com/3IdFmiI.jpeg
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Coordinates:   40°32'27"N   19°44'19"E
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