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A cover from Spain depicting a single stamp that celebrates International Classical Theater Festival, in Mérida. The stamp shows a picture of the roman amphitheater im Mérida (the Roman colony of Augusta Emerita), one of the largest and most extensive archaeological sites in Spain, registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.

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This cover from United Nations (New York Office) depicts 4 stamps (2 of each type), celebrating 2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Spain: the Alhambra, Generalife and Albazín in Granada and the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. The three sites in the town of Granad are remnants of the Moorish influence in southern Spain. The fortress Alhambra and the palace Generalife were built by the rulers of the Emirate of Granada are are part of the World Heritage List since 1984. The Albayzín district contains examples of the Moorish vernacular architecture and was added to the listing in 1994. Augusta Emerita, also called Emerita Augusta, was a Roman colonia founded in 25 BC in present day Mérida, Spain. The city was founded by Roman Emperor Augustus to resettle Emeriti soldiers from the veteran legions of the Cantabrian Wars. The theater and amphitheater are visible to the right, along the city wall. Today the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida is one of the largest and most extensive archaeological sites in Spain and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.

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This cover from Spain depicts a single stamp issued in 2021, celebrating the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano (National Museum of Roman Art), in Mérida, Spain. The National Museum of Roman Art is an archaeology museum located in Mérida, Spain. Devoted to Roman art, it exhibits extensive material from the archaeological ensemble of Mérida (the Roman colony of Augusta Emerita), one of the largest and most extensive archaeological sites in Spain, registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.