World Heritage Identification Number: 875
World Heritage since: 2000
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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The Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco: A Roman Provincial Capital Preserved in Time
The Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco, located in modern-day Tarragona, Spain, stands as a testament to the grandeur and significance of Roman rule in the Iberian Peninsula. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000, this archaeological site offers a unique glimpse into the rich history and culture that once thrived within its boundaries.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
Tarraco (modern-day Tarragona) was a major administrative and mercantile city in Roman Spain and the centre of the Imperial cult for all the Iberian provinces. It was endowed with many fine buildings, and parts of these have been revealed in a series of exceptional excavations. Although most of the remains are fragmentary, many preserved beneath more recent buildings, they present a vivid picture of the grandeur of this Roman provincial capital.
UNESCO Justification of the World Heritage Site
Criterion (ii): The Roman remains of Tárraco are of exceptional importance in the development of Roman urban planning and design and served as the model for provincial capitals elsewhere in the Roman world.
Criterion (iii): Tárraco provides eloquent and unparalleled testimony to a significant stage in the history of the Mediterranean lands in antiquity.
Encyclopedia Record: Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco
Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco is inscribed as UNESCO world heritage site since 2000. It is situated in Tarragona.Additional Site Details
Area: 32.65 hectares
(iii) — Unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition
Coordinates: 41.11472222 , 1.259305556
