Roman city walls of Aosta
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The Roman city walls of Aosta are a remarkably well-preserved ancient defensive circuit that once enclosed the Roman colony of Augusta Praetoria in northwestern Italy.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman fortification
ⓘ
ancient city wall ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | Roman colony of Augusta Praetoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| currentFunction |
historical monument
ⓘ
tourist site ⓘ |
| enclosed | Augusta Praetoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuildingTechnique |
Roman masonry techniques
ⓘ
opus quadratum ⓘ |
| hasCityPlanType | Roman castrum layout ⓘ |
| hasCondition | partially preserved circuit ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Roman colonization of northwestern Italy ⓘ |
| hasLegalProtection | Italian cultural heritage law ⓘ |
| hasNameInItalian | Mura romane di Aosta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLatin | moenia Augustae Praetoriae ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Arch of Augustus, Aosta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Porta Praetoria, Aosta NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman theatre of Aosta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Roman city gates of Aosta
ⓘ
curtain walls of Augusta Praetoria NERFINISHED ⓘ towers of the Roman walls of Aosta ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected cultural property (Italy) ⓘ |
| heritageOf | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAccessibleToPublic | partly ⓘ |
| isPartOf | archaeological heritage of Aosta ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aosta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aosta Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
1st century BC
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| originalFunction | defensive circuit ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman city of Augusta Praetoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular enclosure ⓘ |
| significance |
example of Roman military urban planning
ⓘ
important archaeological monument in Aosta Valley ⓘ |
| surrounds | historic center of Aosta ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense
ⓘ
urban enclosure ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.