Spain. Old City of Salamanca

Date of Inscription: 1988
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)
Province of Salamanca, Autonomous Community of Castile-Leon
N40 57 54.9 W5 39 52.2
Ref: 381rev

This ancient university town north-west of Madrid was first conquered by the Carthaginians in the 3rd century B.C. It then became a Roman settlement before being ruled by the Moors until the 11th century. The university, one of the oldest in Europe, reached its high point during Salamanca's golden age. The city's historic centre has important Romanesque, Gothic, Moorish, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. The Plaza Mayor, with its galleries and arcades, is particularly impressive.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/381

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Spain. Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida

Date of Inscription: 1993
Criteria: (iii)(iv)
Province of Badajoz, Autonomous Community of Extremadura
N38 54 58 W6 20 16 
Ref: 664

The colony of Augusta Emerita, which became present-day Mérida in Estremadura, was founded in 25 B.C. at the end of the Spanish Campaign and was the capital of Lusitania. The well-preserved remains of the old city include, in particular, a large bridge over the Guadiana, an amphitheatre, a theatre, a vast circus and an exceptional water-supply system. It is an excellent example of a provincial Roman capital during the empire and in the years afterwards.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/664

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