Tarragona Amphitheatre
Roman amphitheatre in Tarragona, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tarragona Amphitheatre is a Roman amphitheatre in the city of Tarraco, now Tarragona, in the Catalonia region of north-east Spain. It was built in the 2nd century AD, sited close to the forum of this provincial capital.[1]
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Location | Tarragona, Spain |
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Coordinates | 41°6′53″N 1°15′33.50″E |
Type | Roman amphitheatre |
Official name | Amphitheatre, basilica, and Romanesque church |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iii |
Designated | 2000 (24th session) |
Part of | Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco |
Reference no. | 875-007 |
Region | Europe and North America |
Area | 1 ha (0.0039 sq mi) |
Buffer zone | 8 ha (0.031 sq mi) |
Official name | Anfiteatro |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 5 August 1924 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0000298 |
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The amphitheatre could house up to 15,000 spectators, and measured 130 by 102 metres (427 ft × 335 ft).