The pyramid of Couhard

The pyramid of Couhard is an historical monument status near the ancient necropolis of the Field of Urns in Autun , French metropolis of Saone et Loire . This pyramid, overlooking the metropolis of Autun , changed into possibly constructed within the its century AD. The pyramid of Couhard become classified ancient monument via the list of 1840. The pyramid stood in one of the high-quality necropolises of the Roman metropolis of Augustodunum , the historical Autun the cemeteries of all the Roman towns had been constantly outdoor the partitions. Only the internal blockage has reached us.

It was blanketed with a everyday dealing with forming a pyramid and reached about 33 meters. According to a map of the metropolis of Autun dating from the time of Francois I err , the pyramid could have as soon as been protected with a veneer of marble white. The monument aroused many interpretations, controversies and hypotheses. In 1802, Joseph Rosny, creator of History of the city of Autun, previously known as the Bibracte , recalled that many noticed in the monument Druid Divitiacos.