San Lázaro Roman aqueduct
Aqueduct in Mérida, Spain
38°55′12″N 6°20′07″W / 38.920108°N 6.335347°W / 38.920108; -6.335347 UNESCO World Heritage Site
The San Lázaro Roman aqueduct is a Roman aqueduct in the Roman colonia of Emerita Augusta –present-day Mérida, Spain–, capital of the Roman province of Lusitania. It was built during the first century to supply water into the city.
It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1912.[1] It is part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida, which is one of the largest and most extensive archaeological sites in Spain and that was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993.
See also
- List of Bien de Interés Cultural in the Province of Badajoz
- Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Spain
- List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire
- List of Roman aqueducts by date
- Ancient Roman technology
- Roman engineering
References
- ^ Ruiz, Rita; Cruz, Linarejos; Rodríguez, Francisco Javier; Coronado, José María (May 2016). "Civil engineering heritage in Spain: public protection strategies". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering History and Heritage. 169 (2): 84–94. doi:10.1680/jenhh.15.00005. ISSN 1757-9430.
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Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
- 664-001: Los Milagros Aqueduct
- 664-002: San Lázaro Aqueduct
- 664-003: Alcantarilla Bridge
- 664-004: Guadiana River Dam, Roman Bridge over Guadiana River, Alcazaba
- 664-005: Roman Theatre, Amphitheatre, the Amphitheatre House
- 664-006: Trajan's Arch, Concordia Temple
- 664-007: Sta. Catalina Basilica
- 664-008: Casa Herrera Basilica
- 664-009: Sta. Eulalia Basilica: Interpretation Centre, Temple of Mars
- 664-010: The Roman Circus
- 664-011: The Mithraeum House - The Columbaria Funerary Area
- 664-012: Church of Sta. Clara and Visigothic Art Collection
- 664-013: Cornalvo Dam
- 664-014: Proserpina Dam
- 664-015: Local Forum
- 664-016: Roman Wall and Albarrana Islamic Tower
- 664-017: National Museum of Roman Art
- 664-018: Sta. Eulalia Obelisk
- 664-019: Roman Bridge over Albarregas River
- 664-020: Temple of Diana
- 664-021: Thermal Baths at Reyes Huertas St.
- 664-022: Thermal Baths at Alange
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