Pedrera romana del Mèdol

The limestone for much of Tàrraco came out of this cut, with roughly 50,000 cubic metres estimated as removed. A single pillar of rock, the Agulla del Mèdol, was left standing in the middle of the floor and records the original ground level. The quarry was taken into the Tarraco ensemble when UNESCO inscribed it jointly in 2000, and a hiking guidepost marks the path in.

Type of Structure

Quarry

Municipality

Tarragona

Category: Culture & History

Tags: unesco, quarry, limestone, walkable

Coordinates: 41.1370293, 1.3381117

Part of Tarraco's Roman monuments on the World Heritage list, in and around Tarragona

Related collections

• Baden-Württemberg's palaces the state palace administration keeps — Baden-Württemberg, Germany · 16 locations
• Christopher Wren's churches in the City of London — City of London, United Kingdom · 15 locations
• The royal palaces Historic Royal Palaces looks after — United Kingdom · 6 locations
• Jean Nouvel's buildings in Paris — Paris, France · 4 locations
• Venice's civic museums, the Fondazione Musei Civici — Venice, Italy · 8 locations
• Arles's Roman and Romanesque monuments on the World Heritage list — Arles, France · 5 locations