What you'll hear inside Assembly of Extremadura (former Hospital de San Juan de Dios):

• 1
  Octagonal Church (Temporary Exhibitions Room)

  This octagonal church in Mérida, built between 1764 and 1768 as a standalone structure separate from the main hospital, now serves as a temporary exhibition space.

• 2
  Perseus and Medusa Mosaic (1st century AD)

  Beneath the glass floor of a former octagonal church—now a gallery for temporary exhibitions—lies a remarkable Roman mosaic from the late 1st century AD depicting the myth of Perseus and Medusa.

• 3
  Two-Storey Colonnaded Courtyard

  The two-storey colonnaded courtyard forms the heart of the former Hospital de San Juan de Dios in Mérida, around which the entire complex is organised.

• 4
  Old Parliamentary Chamber

  The Old Parliamentary Chamber occupies an octagonal church that once formed part of the Hospital de San Juan de Dios, built between 1764 and 1768.

• 5
  New Assembly Hall

  The Nuevo Salón de Plenos serves as the current parliamentary chamber of the Extremadura Assembly in Mérida.

• 6
  Mosaic of the Wild Boar Hunt (4th century AD)

  This remarkable Roman mosaic floor dates to the mid-4th century AD and originally came from the villa at El Hinojal, situated 18 km northwest of Mérida in the Las Tiendas dehesa.

• 7
  Sacristy — Permanent Exhibition on Extremaduran Parliamentarism

  Housed in the former sacristy of the Hospital de San Juan de Dios church, this permanent exhibition explores the history of Extremadura's regional parliament and institutional development.