Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Bains romains de la fontaine de Légenèse
Carnac, Morbihan, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Bains romains de la fontaine de Légenèse : classement par arrêté du 10 juillet 1933
- Protection dates
- 1933/07/10 : classé MH
- Type
- établissement de bains
- Main period of construction
- Antiquité
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Carnac
- Département
- Morbihan
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.56729, -3.08264
- Mérimée reference
- PA00091077
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailLeiden University Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1773 map "7me. Carte Particuliere des Costes de Bretagne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Construction carrée, divisée en six compartiments dont cinq sont construits en petit appareil et deux en appareil moyen. Un septième compartiment, communiquant avec la chambre centrale, est adossé au milieu de la façade nord. Le tout forme un établissement de bains gallo-romain. Le sol du frigidarium (7e chambre) était formé d'une mosaïque composée de petits cubes en marbre blanc avec un filet de marbre noir autour et de dauphins au centre.
English translation
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History
Square construction, divided into six compartments of which five are built in small ashlar and two in medium ashlar. A seventh compartment, communicating with the central chamber, is set against the middle of the north façade. The whole forms an establishment of Gallo-Roman baths. The floor of the frigidarium (7th chamber) was formed of a mosaic composed of small cubes of white marble with a black marble thread around and dolphins in the centre.
Nearby in the register
- Fontaine Saint-Colombanfontaineunder 1 mi
- Trois anciens greniers à sel du Brénogrenier à selunder 1 mi
- Chapelle Saint-Colombanchapelleunder 1 mi
- Fontaine Saint-Cornélyfontaine1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.