Rabo de Buey Aqueduct (also known Las Tomas or Las Thomas) one three conduits supplied water Roman city Emerita Augusta must
The Rabo de Buey Aqueduct (also known as Las Tomas or Las Thomas) was one of the three conduits that supplied water to the Roman city of Emerita Augusta. It must have been built in the Augustan era (late 1st century BC - early 1st century AD), though later in Roman times it underwent some renovation. In the 16th century the new San Lazaro aqueduct-bridge was built, using many ashlars from its Roman aqueduct. From the original structure only three supporting pillars (one seen here) with two of their union arches remain. The entire length of the aqueduct was repaired at the end of the 19th century, and water continued to flow in it to the city until the end of the 1970s. The Archaeological Ensemble of Merida was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1993.
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