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Museo Nacional de Arte Romano

Mérida, Tierra de Mérida - Vegas Bajas, Badajoz

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Museo Nacional de Arte Romano

Monument · Mérida, Tierra de Mérida - Vegas Bajas, Badajoz

Its collection traces back to the Archaeological Museum of Mérida, created in 1838; the current building, the work of Rafael Moneo, opened on 19 September 1986 and is one of his most celebrated works. It holds more than 36,000 Roman pieces from Augusta Emerita: sculptures, mosaics, epigraphy, and grave goods.

Photo: Tomás Fano (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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