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Roman Villa sights in Europe

  1. Musée Gallo-Romain Vesunna

    Just west of the Tour de Vésone is the museum constructed by French architect Jean Nouvel above a 1st-century Roman villa uncovered in 1959. Light floods in through the glass-and-steel structure, and walkways circumnavigate the excavated villa; it's still possible to make out the central fountain, supporting pillars and the underfloor hypo-caust system, as well as original mosaic murals, jewellery, pottery and even a water pump.

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