🏛️ Pseudo-temple d'Apollon à Autun
Gallo-Roman public building, 1st–2nd century AD
📋 Fast Facts
- Located in Autun (ancient Augustodunum), Saône-et-Loire, France
- Built 1st–2nd century AD during Roman rule in Gaul
- Misnamed as a temple to Apollo; actual function remains debated
- Partially preserved ruins featuring stone construction with colonnaded gallery
The Pseudo-temple d'Apollon is a partially preserved Roman structure in Autun, France, dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. Originally misidentified as a temple dedicated to Apollo, modern scholarship suggests a different purpose entirely. The building demonstrates the architectural ambitions of Augustodunum, a major city in Roman Gaul, with its monumental construction and elaborate design ...