Sculptures, Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, Merida, Extremadura, Spain

Roman sculptures on a second floor corridor in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Manuel Cohen

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Spain Spanish Iberia Iberian Peninsula Europe European Southern Europe Southern European Hispania history heritage Roman empire Lusitania Hispania Lusitania Extremadura Merida Badajoz Emerita Augusta UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site tourist attraction visitor attraction archeology archaeology archeological archaeological ancient classical Roman 1st century BC architecture MNAR Museo Nacional de Arte Romano National Museum of Roman Art Rafael Moneo 1981-86 1980s 20th century building museum collection brick sculpture statue exhibition display Espana Augusta Emerita Rafael Moneo brick architecture building statue sculpture perspective

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