San Lázaro Roman aqueduct
Aqueduct in Mérida, Spain
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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.
| San Lázaro Roman aqueduct | |
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| Acueducto Romano San Lázaro (Spanish) | |
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 Interactive map of San Lázaro Roman aqueduct | |
| 38.920108°N 6.335347°W | |
| Location | Mérida (Badajoz), Spain |
Official name | San Lázaro Aqueduct |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii, iv |
| Designated | 1993 (17th session) |
| Part of | Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida |
| Reference no. | 664-002 |
Region | Europe and North America |
Official name | Acueducto Romano San Lázaro |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 13 December 1912 |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0000113 |
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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