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🏛️ Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida: Trajan's Arch, Concordia Temple

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🏛️ Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida: Trajan's Arch, Concordia Temple
Roman imperial monuments in southwestern Spain, 1st–2nd century CE


🕐 3 min read · Updated 11 Apr 2026 at 03:35

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📌 Fast Facts
  • Founded: 25 BCE as Augusta Emerita, capital of Lusitania province
  • Trajan's Arch: Early 2nd century CE, approximately 7 metres high
  • Temple of Concordia: 1st century CE, marble with Corinthian capitals
  • UNESCO inscription: 1993

Mérida is an archaeological site in southwestern Spain that preserves one of Europe's most complete collections of classical ...

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