LARGEST - Bronze Model of a Roman City - Augst, BL, Switzerland
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The 3D map of Augusta Raurica in front of the Roman museum of Augst is the largest bronze model of a Roman city ever made.
Waymark Code: WMQ4VE
Location: Basel Landschaft, Switzerland
Date Posted: 12/20/2015
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EN: On the square between the Roman Museum and the Roman theater in Augst is a bronze model of the city of Augusta Raurica and the surrounding area, as it looked like in its heyday around the year 240 AD.
The model has a scale of 1:500. With an area of 13 square meters and weighing 1.2 metric tons, it is the largest ever produced bronze model of a Roman city.
DE: Auf dem Platz zwischen dem Römermuseum und dem römischen Theater in Augst steht ein Bronzemodell der Stadt Augusta Raurica und der näheren Umgebung, so wie sie zu ihrer Blütezeit um das Jahr 240 ausgesehen hat.
Das Modell hat dem Massstab 1:500. Mit einer Fläche von 13 Quadratmetern und einem Gewicht von 1.2 Tonnen ist es das grösste je hergestellte Bronzemodell einer römischen Stadt.
Type of documentation of superlative status: several web sites
Location of coordinates: at the model
Web Site: [Web Link]
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