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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman aqueduct
archaeological site
architecturalStyle Roman engineering
associatedWith Roman Lusitania
builtForCity Emerita Augusta
linked to: Augusta Emerita
builtInPeriod Roman Empire
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
hasPart arcades
arches
piers
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural
UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationCountry Spain
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Europe
Extremadura
Iberian Peninsula
Mérida
Province of Badajoz
Spain
autonomous community of Extremadura
locatedInAncientCity Emerita Augusta
linked to: Augusta Emerita
locatedInPresentDay Mérida, Spain
materialUsed brick
granite
mortar
municipality Mérida
near Guadiana River
notableFor combination of granite and brick construction
state of preservation
towering arches
originalFunction aqueduct
partOf Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
Roman infrastructure of Emerita Augusta
preservationStatus well-preserved
region Extremadura
startPointOfWaterSupply Proserpina Reservoir
tourism popular tourist site in Mérida
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1993
waterSource Proserpina Dam
linked to: Presa de Proserpina

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Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida hasPart Los Milagros Aqueduct
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida hasPart San Lázaro Aqueduct
linked to: Los Milagros Aqueduct
Mérida hasPart Aqueduct of Los Milagros
linked to: Los Milagros Aqueduct
Mérida, Spain hasHeritageSite Aqueduct of Los Milagros
linked to: Los Milagros Aqueduct
Mérida, Spain hasHeritageSite Aqueduct of San Lázaro
linked to: Los Milagros Aqueduct
Augusta Emerita hasPart aqueduct of Los Milagros
subject linked to: ancient city of Augusta Emerita
linked to: Los Milagros Aqueduct
Augusta Emerita hasPart aqueduct of San Lázaro
subject linked to: ancient city of Augusta Emerita
linked to: Los Milagros Aqueduct
Los Milagros Aqueduct hasNameInSpanish Acueducto de los Milagros
linked to: Los Milagros Aqueduct
Augusta Emerita hasPart aqueduct of Los Milagros
linked to: Los Milagros Aqueduct
Augusta Emerita hasPart aqueduct of San Lázaro
linked to: Los Milagros Aqueduct