Roman walls of Tarraco

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The Roman walls of Tarraco are ancient defensive fortifications in present-day Tarragona, Spain, that form part of the city’s UNESCO-listed Roman archaeological remains.

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Roman walls of Tarragona 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman fortification
ancient city wall
archaeological site
associatedWith Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis NERFINISHED
builtBy Romans NERFINISHED
city Tarragona NERFINISHED
cityProtected Tarraco NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Spain
culture Ancient Rome NERFINISHED
hasHeritageStatus protected monument
hasNameInLanguage Murallas romanas de Tarraco NERFINISHED
Muralles romanes de Tàrraco
hasType city fortifications
defensive wall
heritageCriteria UNESCO criterion (ii)
UNESCO criterion (iii)
UNESCO criterion (iv)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalPeriod Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Roman Republic NERFINISHED
inception 3rd century BC
includedIn Roman archaeological remains of Tarraco NERFINISHED
languageOfToponym Latin NERFINISHED
locatedIn Catalonia
Iberian Peninsula
Province of Tarragona NERFINISHED
Spain
Tarragona NERFINISHED
maintainedBy local authorities of Tarragona
materialUsed stone
openToPublic true
originalFunction defensive fortification
partiallyPreserved true
partOf Roman archaeological ensemble of Tarraco NERFINISHED
historic centre of Tarragona
presentUse cultural heritage monument
tourist attraction
region Catalonia
significantEvent Roman conquest and control of northeastern Iberian Peninsula
startConstruction 3rd century BC
surrounds ancient city of Tarraco
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 2000
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 875

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Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco hasPart Roman walls of Tarraco
Roman forum near Roman walls of Tarraco
subject surface form: Roman forum of Tarragona
this entity surface form: Roman walls of Tarragona