San Lázaro Roman aqueduct

38°55′12″N 6°20′07″W / 38.920108°N 6.335347°W / 38.920108; -6.335347Official nameSan Lázaro AqueductTypeCulturalCriteriaiii, ivDesignated1993 (17th session)Part ofArchaeological Ensemble of MéridaReference no.664-002RegionEurope and North America Official nameAcueducto Romano San LázaroTypeNon-movableCriteriaMonumentDesignated13 December 1912Reference no.RI-51-0000113

The San Lázaro Roman aqueduct is a Roman aqueduct in the Roman colonia of Emerita Augusta –present-day Mérida, Spain–, capital of the Roman province of Lusitania. It was built during the first century to supply water into the city.

It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1912.^[1] It is part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida, which is one of the largest and most extensive archaeological sites in Spain and that was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993.

See also

• List of Bien de Interés Cultural in the Province of Badajoz
• Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Spain
• List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire
• List of Roman aqueducts by date
• Ancient Roman technology
• Roman engineering

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