Centcelles monument

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The Centcelles monument is a late Roman villa near Tarragona, Spain, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved 4th-century Christian dome mosaics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian monument
Roman villa
archaeological site
late Roman building
architecturalStyle late Roman architecture
coordinateLocation 41.153°N 1.214°E
country Spain
culture Roman Empire
epoch late Roman Empire
linked to: Late Antiquity
hasArchaeologicalFind Roman building remains
late Roman mosaics
hasDecoration 4th-century dome mosaics
Christian mosaics
biblical scenes
hunting scenes
portraits in medallions
hasHeritageStatus Bien de Interés Cultural
hasPart central room with dome
domed hall
mosaic-decorated dome
heritageCriteria UNESCO criterion (ii)
UNESCO criterion (iii)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationCountry Spain
inception 4th century
locatedIn Catalonia
Constantí
Province of Tarragona
Spain
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedNear Tarragona
managedBy Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
material mosaic tesserae
stone
nearbyCity Tarragona
notableFor early Christian iconography
exceptionally well-preserved Christian dome mosaics
one of the oldest surviving Christian dome mosaics in the Roman world
openToPublic true
ownedBy Spanish state
linked to: Spanish government
partOf Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco
religion Christianity
significantPeriod Late Antiquity
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2000
usedFor Christian worship (probable)
possible funerary use
residential purposes

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Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco hasPart Centcelles monument