Los Milagros Aqueduct
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Los Milagros Aqueduct is a well-preserved ancient Roman aqueduct in Mérida, Spain, notable for its towering granite and brick arches that once supplied water to the city of Emerita Augusta.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aqueduct of Los Milagros | 2 |
| Aqueduct of San Lázaro | 1 |
| San Lázaro Aqueduct | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman aqueduct
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman engineering ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Roman Lusitania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtForCity | Emerita Augusta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedBy | ancient Romans ⓘ |
| constructedFor |
supplying water to Emerita Augusta
ⓘ
urban water supply ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| currentFunction |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of Roman hydraulic engineering
ⓘ
symbol of Mérida’s Roman past ⓘ |
| hasNameInSpanish | Acueducto de los Milagros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arcades
ⓘ
arches ⓘ piers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Bien de Interés Cultural
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Europe
ⓘ
Extremadura NERFINISHED ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Badajoz NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain ⓘ autonomous community of Extremadura ⓘ |
| locatedInAncientCity | Emerita Augusta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Mérida, Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
granite ⓘ mortar ⓘ |
| municipality | Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Guadiana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of granite and brick construction
ⓘ
state of preservation ⓘ towering arches ⓘ |
| originalFunction | aqueduct ⓘ |
| partOf |
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman infrastructure of Emerita Augusta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| region | Extremadura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPointOfWaterSupply | Proserpina Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist site in Mérida ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1993 ⓘ |
| waterSource | Proserpina Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
San Lázaro Aqueduct
this entity surface form:
Aqueduct of Los Milagros
this entity surface form:
Aqueduct of San Lázaro