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Amphitheatre of Tarraco
View of the amphitheatre
LocationTarragona, Spain
Coordinates41°6′53″N 1°15′33.50″E / 41.11472°N 1.2593056°E / 41.11472; 1.2593056
TypeRoman amphitheatre
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official nameAmphitheatre, basilica, and Romanesque church
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iii
Designated2000 (24th session)
Part ofArchaeological Ensemble of Tárraco
Reference no.875-007
RegionEurope and North America
Area1 ha (0.0039 sq mi)
Buffer zone8 ha (0.031 sq mi)
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Official nameAnfiteatro
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated5 August 1924
Reference no.RI-51-0000298

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]

The amphitheatre could house up to 15,000 spectators, and measured 130 by 102 metres (427 ft × 335 ft).

  1. ^ The public structures of Roman Tarraco are extensively discussed in Duncan Fishwick, The Imperial Cult in the Latin West

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