I shall first try to describe the Pit but I will
probably end up placing a diagram in order to truly
show how the Pit is designed. The Pit itself is a
large circle that is 100' in diameter. There are two
gates entering this arena, opposite each each other.
There is the eastern gate and western gate. There
are other doors around the inside perimeter of the
Pit but these are designed to blend into the wall
so that the wall surrounding the Pit is smooth and
continuous (except where the gates enter). The wall
surrounding the Pit is 10' high and the audience sits
on stone cut benches around the top of the wall and
further back and up. Torgal's viewing balcony is on
the south wall of the Pit approximately 15' above
the Pit floor. There are other viewing platforms 5'
below this and to either side. You might find the
diagrams helpful. The ceiling is domed and is 50'
high in the center and 30' high (from the arena floor)
at the back of the seating area. Any questions please
let me know.
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