Tandem France 2003: Autun

Autun is a small town in the centre of Burgundy. Autun was a Roman town founded by Augustus on a slanting site and substantial sections of Roman wall as well as two gates still exist.

The cathedral is a big romanesque building with an apse at the end, but with many gothic and later additions. There is a very fine tympanum over the entrance.

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Autun: Cathedral	Autun: Cathedral Tympanum
Autun: Musée Rolin	Autun: Musée Rolin - Gislebertus, Temptation of Eve
Autun: Tour Banc	Autun
Autun: Tour Ursuline	Autun: Rue Banc
Autun: Porte St. André