Vaison, "Sanctuaire à portiques"

This sanctuary within the Puymin archaeological site at Vaison-la-Romaine has only been partially excavated, with the southern part being covered by the modern Rue Burrus. It was square-shaped (or rectangular) and likely entered from the southwest, with a colonnade running on the inside of the outer walls. On the northeastern (back) side of the sanctuary, there were three niches or exedrae, with the middle one being the largest; these may have held statues or altars. In the middle of the sanctuary lie the foundations of what was likely a pool or pond, shaped, again, like a square or rectangle with a semi-circular extension to the northeast. In the middle of this pool stood an island or peninsula, which likely held the main altar of the complex.