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Tower of Vesunna
45.1794° N, 0.7144° E
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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.
Historical Timeline
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Temple construction
2nd century
Early excavations halted
1751
Excavations by Taillefer and Mourcin
1820
Site ceded to city
1833
Listed as Monument historique
1846
Périgueux–Brive railway opened
1860
City creates archaeological park
1894
Durand excavations
1906–1909
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