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San Lázaro Roman aqueduct

San Lázaro Roman aqueduct
Acueducto Romano San Lázaro
LocationMérida (Badajoz), Spain
Coordinates38°55′12″N 6°20′07″W / 38.920108°N 6.335347°W / 38.920108; -6.335347
Official nameSan Lázaro Aqueduct
TypeCultural
Criteriaiii, iv
Designated1993 (17th session)
Part ofArchaeological Ensemble of Mérida
Reference no.664-002
RegionEurope and North America
Official nameAcueducto Romano San Lázaro
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated13 December 1912
Reference no.RI-51-0000113

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.

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References

  1. ^ 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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