Gergovie Monument
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| Type | Monument in Volvic stone |
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| Completion date | 1900 |
The Gergovie Monument (French: monument de Gergovie) or Memorial to Vercingetorix (French: monument commémoratif à Vercingétorix) is a monument by the Clermontois architect Jean Teillard built in 1900[1] on the eastern edge of the Gergovie plateau, a few kilometers south of Clermont-Ferrand in the French departement of Puy-de-Dôme in Auvergne. It commemorates Vercingetorix's victory over Julius Caesar on this site in 52 BC.[1][2]
The monument was registered as a French Monument historique in March 2018[3] (the oppidum was registered in 2013) and in November of the same year, the monument was classified, included in a much larger classification of a major part of the Gergovie plateau.[4]
Characteristics
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The 26-meter-high monument[1] is made of Volvic stone. It is composed of a support base with 3 columns topped by Corinthian capitals and a Gaulish helmet in whimsical form.[1] The base houses a crypt with a cenotaph of Vercingetorix.[2] Three plates adorn the building.
One of the plates, above the entrance of the crypt on the west side, has the following inscription in Latin:
GERGOVIA
IN HIS LOCIS DVX ARVERNORVM
VERCINGETORIX
C CESAREM INVADENTEM PROFLIGAVIT
Translated into English:
Gergovie / In this place, the Arverni chief / Vercingetorix / defeated the invader Gaius Caesar
Photo gallery
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The Gergovie plateau seen from south with the monument in the background
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Other side of the building with a plate with the name of officials who contributed to its construction.
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The winged helmet "Gaulish".
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The monument seen from one of the rooms of the Museum of the battle of Gergovia (MAB).
See also
[edit | edit source]- Monument à Vercingétorix of Millet.
References
[edit | edit source]- Partial translation of the French Wikipedia article (22 October 2019 version).
- ^ a b c d The Monument Archived 2020-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, Tourist office of Gergovie (in French)
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- ^ "Oppidum de Gergovie", French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
- ^ "List of the Historical monuments protected buildings in 2018", published in Journal Officiel de la République Française, 12 may 2019, text 18. (in French)
External links
[edit | edit source]- Old photos of the monument and the Gergovie plateau Archived 2019-10-23 at the Wayback Machine on pierreseche.com
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