Palais Gallien

Bordeaux, France

The oldest remains of Bordeaux, the Palais Gallien designates the Roman amphitheater of Burdigala, the 2nd century, which still has beautiful arches, a monumental door and structural elements. A large part of the site occupied by the building is now covered with houses. During the the French Revolution, parts of the building will then be demolished to allow the sale of lots of land and the construction of homes. The remaining vestiges will be classified and confirmed only from 1840. The name of 'Palace Gallien' is the fruit of several legends and confusions around the origin and the dating of the ruins.

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Founded: 2nd century AD
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in France
Historical period: Roman Gaul (France)

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www.barnes-bordeaux.com

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4.3/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Madiba Ochieng (2 years ago)
Lovely dose of history, very lovingly preserved in a nice part of the city. Visited on the way to somewhere else but well worth it in the sunshine x
Nathan Lawson (2 years ago)
I love Roman history and so naturally hard to give anything less than 4 stars. But, as far as Roman monuments go not a lot there and the surrounding area gives you a good view on to things. But the main area to view it is frequented by drunks in the daytimes it seems. Guess must be paying tribute to Bacchus?
Lenu (2 years ago)
You cant even enter the ruins. They are impressive but you are done after looking at them for one minute.
Ninh Ly (2 years ago)
NICE BUT NOT MUCH TO IT You can visit this ruin from two streets, though those two streets aren't at all interconnected (you have to walk around). You can see it from the street level, but you can't walk around the ruins yourself. It's an interesting piece of Roman history, but you won't be here any more than 5 minutes, as there's not much more to see other than what you see in the pictures.
Adam T (3 years ago)
Quiet place with interesting historical significance. The ruins have information printed on one side of the area. Printed in french, English and Spanish. Worth a visit as it’s not too far from the main city streets.
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