🏛️ Edifice gallo-romain de forme rectangulaire à Lyon
Underground Roman ruins in the 5th arrondissement
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in the La Sarra district, 5th arrondissement of Lyon
- Constructed during the 2nd century AD under Roman occupation
- Classified as a Monument Historique by the French Ministry of Culture
- Remains consist of underground foundations, walls, and partially excavated chambers
The Edifice gallo-romain de forme rectangulaire à Lyon represents a surviving fragment of Roman urban architecture in Gaul's third-largest city during antiquity. Built in the 2nd century AD, this rectangular structure was constructed using stone and concrete in the characteristic Roman manner. Its exact function remains undetermined, though its size and location suggest it served a public role—possibly as a market hall, administrative center, or religious building ...