<< Our Photo Pages >> Temple de Mercure - Ancient Temple in France in Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63)
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Multi-periodSite Name: Temple de MercureCountry: France
NOTE: This site is 0.857 km away from the location you searched for.
Département: Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Clermond-Ferrand Nearest Village: Ceyssat
Latitude: 45.771700N Longitude: 2.964400E
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
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1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
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TheCaptain visited on 26th Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Remains of a Gallo-Roman temple can be seen at the summit of the Puy de Dôme (1465m).
The temple is on top of Puy de Dôme. There is a little train going to the top or else it is a long walk.
Le temple de Mercure du puy de Dôme est un temple gallo-romain construit au IIe siècle au sommet du puy de Dôme, en remplacement d'un temple datant du Ier siècle. Des campagnes de fouilles en 1875 puis au début du XXe siècle en ont révélé les ruines.
Au cours du Ier siècle, la cité d'Augustonemetum (actuelle Clermont-Ferrand) des Arvernes décide de se doter d'un temple dédié à Mercure. Au siècle suivant, ce temple en arkose, devenu sans doute trop petit pour accueillir les nombreux pèlerins qui s'y rendaient, fut remplacé par un temple plus grand et plus majestueux en trachyte.
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