Temple of Mercury

The Temple of Mercury at is a Gallo-Roman trachyte temple built in the 2nd century at the summit of the lava dome. It replaced a 1st-century arkose temple on the same site, which was apparently too small to accommodate the many pilgrims who visited.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Gallo-roman temple located in Puy-de-Dôme, in France
  • Also known as: “Temple of Mercury (Puy de Dôme)”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Puy-de-Dôme and Col de Ceyssat.

Volcano
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lava dome and one of the youngest volcanoes in the Chaîne des Puys region of in central . This chain of volcanoes including numerous cinder cones, lava domes and maars is far from the edge of any tectonic plate.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain saddle.

Cave
Photo: Romary, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a cave, which is situated 2 km north of Temple of Mercury.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Égaules and Chamalières.

Hamlet
is a small hamlet, part of the Volvic commune in département, in , . It is situated at an altitude of 800 m upon a spur, where the thalweg is incised at 666 m above sea level. is situated 8 km northeast of Temple of Mercury.

Town
Photo: Alexandre.chassignon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department, , central . With 17,509 inhabitants, is the fourth-largest town in the department. is situated 8 km east of Temple of Mercury.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a city in central , the capital of the region. Population 140,000.

Temple of Mercury

Latitude
45.77178° or 45° 46′ 18″ north
Longitude
2.9645° or 2° 57′ 52″ east
Open location code
8FQ4QXC7+PR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25871533
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q3517583
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Portuguese—“Temple of Mercury” goes by many names.

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