Plans for a Roman Quarter development in York have been narrowly approved by councillors.
The Rougier Street plans include a Roman museum, an 88-room aparthotel, 153 new apartments and office space.
Rougier Street Developments, which owns the site, and partners York Archaeological Trust said redeveloping the area would generate £315m over 30 years and create 625 jobs.The proposed Roman-themed attraction would be twice the size of the city's Jorvik Viking Centre
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