Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie
View through the windows of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. On the left is the Vercingetorix Monument, 1903, by Jean Teillard, made from volcanic stone from Volvic. Gallic settlement in Gergovia was at its height in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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