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Tours is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 138,668 inhabitants as of 2022 while the popu
Tram et hôtel de ville de Tours
Tours Place Plumereau 1
Tours Cathédrale Saint Gatien Fassade 5
Vieux tours, hôtel Gouin 15 et 16ém, rue du commerce
Tours Amphitheatre
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The Tours amphitheatre is a Roman amphitheatre located in the historic city centre of Tours, France, immediately behind the well known Tours cathedral. It was built in the 1st century when the city wa
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…coast. Formerly named Caesarodunum by its founder, Roman Emperor Augustus, it possesses one of the largest amphitheaters of the Roman Empire, the Tours Amphitheatre. Known for the Battle of Tours in 732 AD, it is a National Sanctuary with connections to the Merovingians and the Carolingians, with the Capetians…
Galery of the west vomitorium
The inner wall of the amphitheatre's main vomitorium. The junction between the original wall (lighter stone) and the expansion (darker stone) is evident.
Close-up of the original vomitorium entrance. Note the basic arc and the top of a pier (molded marquee).
Outer stairs of the Tours amphitheatre were likely similar to this well-preserved Amphitheatre of Pompeii