Roman circus of Mérida

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Roman circus ancient monument archaeological site

The Roman circus of Mérida is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium in Mérida, Spain, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of its kind in the former Roman Empire.

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Surface form Occurrences
Roman Circus of Mérida 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman circus ⓘ
ancient monument ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
builtDuring Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
city Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructedInCentury 1st century AD ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Ancient Roman architecture ⓘ
hasCapacityApprox tens of thousands of spectators ⓘ
hasFeature access corridors ⓘ
arena ⓘ
carceres ⓘ
perimeter wall ⓘ
spectator stands ⓘ
spina ⓘ
starting gates ⓘ
tribune ⓘ
hasLength approximately 400 meters ⓘ
hasNearbySite Roman amphitheatre of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman bridge of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman theatre of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPlanType elongated rectangular plan with semicircular ends ⓘ
hasPreservationStatus partially restored ⓘ
ruin ⓘ
hasTourismType cultural tourism attraction ⓘ
hasWidth approximately 100 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Extremadura NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman province of Lusitania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
managedBy authorities of the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
concrete ⓘ
stone ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
originalName Circus of Emerita Augusta NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman city of Emerita Augusta NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryUse chariot racing ⓘ
significance important example of Roman entertainment architecture ⓘ
one of the best-preserved Roman circuses ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1993 ⓘ
usedFor games in honor of emperors ⓘ
public spectacles ⓘ
wellPreserved true ⓘ

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Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida → hasPart → Roman circus of Mérida ⓘ
Mérida → hasPart → Roman circus of Mérida ⓘ
Mérida, Spain → hasHeritageSite → Roman circus of Mérida ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman Circus of Mérida