Cornalvo Dam

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Cornalvo Dam is an ancient Roman gravity dam in Spain, renowned for its well-preserved engineering and role in supplying water to the city of Mérida.

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Cornalvo Dam canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman dam ⓘ
ancient structure ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ
builder Romans ⓘ
condition well preserved ⓘ
constructionCentury 1st–2nd century AD ⓘ
constructionPeriod Roman Empire ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
crosses Albarregas River ⓘ
damType curved gravity dam ⓘ
engineeringSignificance example of early large-scale gravity dam ⓘ
feeds aqueducts of Mérida ⓘ
function urban water supply ⓘ
hasOutletWorks yes ⓘ
hasReservoir Cornalvo Reservoir ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
hasUse environmental conservation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
heightApprox 28 m ⓘ
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry Spain ⓘ
includedIn Roman dams in Spain ⓘ
lengthApprox 220 m ⓘ
locatedIn Extremadura ⓘ
province of Badajoz ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Cornalvo Natural Park ⓘ
locatedNear Mérida ⓘ
managedBy regional authorities of Extremadura ⓘ
materialUsed ashlar blocks ⓘ
concrete ⓘ
rubble masonry ⓘ
nearbyCity Mérida ⓘ
notableFor Roman hydraulic engineering ⓘ
state of preservation ⓘ
partOf Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida ⓘ
purpose water supply ⓘ
region western Spain ⓘ
reservoirCapacityApprox 6 hm³ ⓘ
reservoirNameEtymology derived from Latin Cornus Albus ⓘ
linked to: Cornus
status in use ⓘ
suppliedWaterTo Emerita Augusta ⓘ
linked to: Augusta Emerita

Mérida ⓘ
tourism cultural tourism site ⓘ
nature tourism site ⓘ
waterBodyCreated Cornalvo Reservoir ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cornalvo Natural Park → contains → Cornalvo Dam ⓘ
Cornalvo Reservoir → hasPart → Cornalvo Dam ⓘ