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Founded: 1835Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Sweden
Historical period: Union with Norway and Modernization (Sweden)
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The current Nynäs manor house was built in the 17th century by the Gyllenstierna family and modernized inside and out in 1835. It was a private residence until 1984, when the County of Sörmland and Nationalmuseum acquired the house and all its contents. Today’s visitors enter a living milieu on which different generations have left their mark. The public rooms are decorated with magnificent stucco ceilings from the late 17th century. The house also contains rich collections of portraits and furniture. The cupboards are full of textiles and glass sets. The old kitchen, which escaped 20th-century modernization, displays all its pots, pans and trays. In the orangery next to the manor house, you will find a café and a garden shop.
The Roman Theatre of Mérida is a construction promoted by the consul Vipsanius Agrippa in the Roman city of Emerita Augusta, capital of Lusitania (current Mérida). It was constructed in the years 16 to 15 BCE. One of the most famous and visited landmarks in Spain, the Roman Theatre of Mérida is regarded as a Spanish cultural icon and was chosen as one of the 12 Treasures of Spain.
The theatre has undergone several renovations, notably at the end of the 1st century or early 2nd century CE (possibly during the reign of Emperor Trajan), when the current facade of the scaenae frons was erected, and another in the time of Constantine I (between 330 and 340), which introduced new decorative-architectural elements and a walkway around the monument. Following the theatre"s abandonment in Late Antiquity, it was slowly covered with earth, with only the upper tiers of seats (summa cavea) remaining visible.