Global InformationTower of Vesunna information
Tour de Vésone | |
 The Tower of Vesunna and its breach, East side. | |
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| Location | Périgueux, Périgord, Dordogne |
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| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Coordinates | 45°10′46″N 0°42′52″E / 45.179397°N 0.714397°E |
| Altitude | 90 m (295 ft) |
| Type | Fanum (Romano-Celtic Temple) |
| Diameter | 19.6 m (64.3 ft) |
| Height | 24.46 m (80.25 ft) |
| History | |
| Material | Brick and limestone[1] |
| Founded | 1st to 2nd century CE |
| Periods | Classical Antiquity |
| Cultures | Petrocorii, Gallo-Roman |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1751, 1820, 1894, 1909 |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Ownership | Municipality |
| Public access | Yes |
Monument historique | |
| Designated | 1846[1] |
The Tower of Vesunna is the vestige of a Gallo-Roman fanum (temple) dedicated to Vesunna, a tutelary goddess of the Petrocorii. The sanctuary was built in the 1st or 2nd century. Vesunna was the Gallo-Roman name for Périgueux, in the Dordogne department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
- ^ a b "Tour de Vésone". Ministère de la Culture. Retrieved 1 May 2020.