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The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, said today that the Theatre of Cartagena "will be a major cultural and tourist asset for the Region of Murcia."
Cruz visited today, accompanied by the mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro, and members of the Board of Trustees of the Roman Amphitheatre and Contemporary Museum of Art, the new findings of excavations at the archaeological site.
On the way, the counselor said, "It was a pleasant surprise to find these remains so monumental."
"The Cartagena Amphitheater is placed in group of six monumental amphitheater discovered on the peninsula, so it will become an asset to exploit cultural and tourists in the region" said Cruz.
He noted that the remains found will "make us rethink the initial archaeological project that is commensurate with the magnitude of the findings."
Where work has been done since December in the old bullring have begun to explore new rooms and monumental structures: a first step, divided into five and separated by a corridor, as well as a box staircase that accessed the corridor.
Currently have discovered 17 amphitheaters in the peninsula (Spain and Portugal), 6 with monumental structures, and the five most important are with Segóbriga Cartagena, Mérida, Italic and Tarraco.
As for the materials used, the stands are made of Roman mortar, volcanic rock and sandstone.
Source: CARM
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