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Roman Forum (Mérida)

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Location
  
Spain

Criteria
  
iii, iv

UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription
  
1993

Type
  
Cultural

Reference
  
664

Roman Forum (Mérida) httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

UNESCO region
  
Europe and North America

Similar
  
Roman Provincial Forum, Pórtico del Foro Municipal, Temple of Diana, Puente Romano - Mérida, Roman Theatre

The Roman Forum is an archaeological area in Mérida, Spain. It was the main public area of the Roman city of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus. The city had another forum, the Provincial Forum, built in 50 AD. Together with the other archaeological sites of the city, it was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993.

Edifices

  • Temple of Diana. Despite its name, wrongly assigned in its discovery, the building was dedicated to the Imperial cult. Erected during Augustus' reign with local granite, later it was partly re-used for the palace of the Count of Corbos.
  • Temple of Mars
  • Portico, built in the 1st century AD
  • Basilica, facing the Temple of Diana
  • Baths

    • References

    Roman Forum (Mérida) Wikipedia
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