<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Website </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Altos de Chavón Amphitheater </Td> </Tr> <P> Altos de Chavón is a re-creation of a Mediterranean style European village located atop the Chavón River in La Romana, Dominican Republic . It is the most popular attraction in the city and hosts a cultural center, an archeological museum, and an amphitheater . The project was conceived by the Italian architect Roberto Copa, and the industrialist Charles Bluhdorn . </P> <P> The project began in 1976 when the construction of a nearby road and bridge crossing the Chavón River had to be blasted through a mountain of stone . Charles Bludhorn, chairman of Paramount then parent Gulf + Western, had the idea of using the stones to re-create a sixteenth - century style Mediterranean village, similar to some of the architecture found in the historic center of Santo Domingo . Construction was completed in the early 1980s . </P>

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