Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida' has mentioned 'City' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| The city was founded by Roman Emperor Augustus to resettle Emeriti soldiers from the veteran legions of the Cantabrian Wars, these being Legio V Alaudae, Legio X Gemina, and possibly Legio XX Valeria Victrix. | WIKI |
| [citation needed] The city was the capital of the Roman province of Lusitania, and was one of the largest in Hispania with an area of over 20,000 square kilometres (7,700xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi). | WIKI |
| The city was situated at the junction of several important routes. | WIKI |
| Roman roads connected the city west to Felicitas Julia Olisippo (Lisbon), south to Hispalis (Seville), northwest to the gold mining area, and to Corduba (Cxc3xb3rdoba) and Toletum (Toledo). | WIKI |
| In Spanish tradition, these were known as "The Seven Chairs" in which it is popularly thought that several Moorish kings held court to decide the fate of the city. | WIKI |
| At some 400m long and 100m wide, the Circus was the city's largest building, and could seat about 30,000 spectators xe2x80x93 the city's entire population, more or less. | WIKI |
| The bridge can be considered the focal point of the city. | WIKI |
| The aqueduct was part of the supply system that brought water to Mxc3xa9rida from the Proserpina Dam located 5xc2xa0km from the city and dates from the early 1st century BC. | WIKI |
| This aqueduct brought water from streams and underground springs located north of the city; the subterranean part of the aqueduct is very well preserved but of the structure built to cross the Albarregas valley, there only survives three pillars and their arches next to the monument of the Roman circus and to another aqueduct of the 16th century, in which material was reused from the Roman aqueduct. | WIKI |
| This temple is a municipal building belonging to the city forum. | WIKI |
| Rectangular, and surrounded by columns, it faces the front of the city's Forum. | WIKI |
| It was located in the Cardo Maximus, one of the main streets of the city and connected it to the municipal forum. | WIKI |
| The Columbaria are two roofless funeral buildings, part of a necropolis outside the walls of the Roman city. | WIKI |
| Located next to the Roman bridge over the River Guadiana, it was built by Abd-er-Rahman II in 835 AD as a stronghold to control the city, which since 805 had rebelled continuously against the rule of the Emirate. | WIKI |
| Next to the Roman bridge another smaller room is attached, called the Alcazarejo, which controlled the river crossing the city. | WIKI |
| Near the Basilica of Santa Eulalia de Mxc3xa9rida, it served as a hospital and shelter for the pilgrims who came to venerate the remains of the child martyr, it was also used as a hospital for the poor of the city. | WIKI |
| The main facade of the temple was showing patterns of action and framework of the city. | WIKI |
| [further explanation needed] During the Islamic period the site was occupied by a cemetery and from the 12th century are remains of a new wall that would enclose the Islamic city. | WIKI |
| Situated on top of Calvario Street, it was the end of the Aqueduct of Los Milagros and the principal water distribution point throughout the city. | WIKI |
| Situated on the outskirts of the city, it has a circular chamber of 5.10 meters in diameter, a corridor 20 meters long, and a mound of stones and earth covering the construction, with a height of 3.50 meters, an elliptical shape that reaches 35 meters at its axis. | WIKI |
| The city was created as an idealised model of Rome and was the capital of Lusitania, the western-most province of the Roman Empire. | UNESCO |
| The modern city of Mxc3xa9rida has been built on top of Emerita; yet, archaeological remains are well preserved and still evidence the Roman city. | UNESCO |
| The remarkable conditions of the Archaeological Ensemble of Mxc3xa9rida allow the property to serve as a learning ground, with vast remains from Roman times and from the development of the city in subsequent times that illustrate the evolution of a European city over a 2000-year period. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iii): The Archaeological Ensemble of Mxc3xa9rida is a remarkable example of a Roman city built according to all the Roman urban design rules. | UNESCO |
| The limited urban development of the city has allowed for the integrity of all the buried monuments to be preserved until they were excavated in the 20th century. | UNESCO |
| The archaeological monuments have been incorporated into the present-day city and are elements of the urban landscape. | UNESCO |
| In the 17th century, during the Spanish Empire, two Christian monuments were built with Roman marble that show the main signs of the cityxe2x80x99s historical identity: the Obelisk of Santa Eulalia and the small temple also devoted to this martyr, built with pagan altars and the remains of the Temple of Marte, respectively. | UNESCO |
| This is a public entity with its own legal status made up of all the administrations with authority in heritage conservation matters, such as the Regional Government of Extremadura, the Spanish Ministry for Culture, Mxc3xa9rida City Council and Badajoz Provincial Government; this entity succeeded the former Board of the Monumental City of Mxc3xa9rida. | UNESCO |