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Alone on the plain, well out of the city of Autun beyond the Gallo-Roman ramparts still standing, stands the Temple of Janus.

This is one of the precious relics of the mighty Augustodunum, nicknamed "sister and rival of Rome!"

In the first century BC, Augustus founded this prestigious city. At the gates of the city, the suburbs were built sanctuaries. We never could ascertain what was the deity to whom the temple was dedicated ...

In the Middle Ages was called the Temple Tower Genetoye. Over time, he became the temple of Janus, god of beginnings, entries and passages ... initiating a god, with two faces!

From the tower, originally square, there are only two sides: it is 24 meters high and 16 aside. Holes in the walls suggest that a covered porch rested on the tower, completely surrounding the ...