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Cigognier Sanctuary

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    Location: Avenches, Broye-Vully, Fribourg, Espace Mittelland, Switzerland

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    May 27, 2021

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    Construction of Cigognier, the site's largest sanctuary (35 x 17m), began in AD 98. Analysis of the wooden piles under the foundations of the building enabled this date to be fixed. The plan, technique and materials used are inspired by Rome. It was a rectangular building, with a courtyard framed by porticoes. Only priests had access to the room housing the venerated statue. The faithful gathered in the courtyard where the processions also took place. This distribution of spaces reflects the hierarchy of society at the time.
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