Porte Saint-André
The Porte Saint-André in Autun , a French city in the Saône-et-Loire department in the historic Burgundy region , is a city gate to the Roman city of Augustodunum . The roads from Langres and Besançon reached Autun here. The building on Rue du Faubourg-Saint-André has been a listed building ( Monument historique ) since 1846 .
history
The approximately 6 km long Roman city wall had four city gates, the Porte Saint-André and the Porte d'Arroux are still there. In the Middle Ages, the gate was converted into a church and is therefore the best preserved ancient monument in Autun.
architecture
The two-storey gate from the 3rd century is crowned with an arched gallery. The two large arches were reserved for car traffic and the two smaller arches were reserved for pedestrians. A Roman garrison building is still preserved to the side of the gate , which was converted into a church in the Middle Ages and has served as an Evangelical church since 1966 .
literature
- Alain Rebourg and Christian Goudineau: Autun antique. Éditions du Patrimoine, Paris 2002, ISBN 978-2-8582-2693-1 .
Web links
- Porte Saint-André Description as Monument historique in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French text)
- Porte Saint-André - photos + brief information (structurae)
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 46 ° 57 ′ 27.9 " N , 4 ° 18 ′ 21.7" E