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A columbarium in Merida, Spain, 2007. Artist: Samuel Magal

A columbarium in Merida, Spain, 2007. Artist: Samuel Magal

2-370-500 - Samuel Magal/Sites & Photos/Heritage Images

A columbarium in Merida, Spain, 2007. A columbarium is a place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns (i.e., urns holding a deceased’s cremated remains). Merida was founded by the Romans in 25 BC, under the name of Augusta Emerita, as a colony for veterans of the Vth and Xth Legions.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Samuel Magal, attributed to: : Photographer, head researcher and archivist of Sites and Photos
Medium
  1. Photograph
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Spain

  1. 40 00 00 N , 004 00 00 W

World Europe Spain Extremadura Badajoz Mérida

  1. 38 55 00 N , 006 20 00 W
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Locations & Buildings Other

Society & Culture Death & Burial

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5129x3419
File Size : 51,376kb

Aliases

  1. R90160162
  1. 0740000979
  1. 2-370-500
  1. 2370500
  1. R90160162

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