The core of Roman Nimes was a temple called Maison Carree (“Square House,” named before they came up with a word for rectangle). The temple rivals Rome’s Pantheon as the most complete and ...

The temple is designed in the Corinthian ... provides valuable context about Roman life and culture in Nimes, helping to “fill in the gaps” between its major monuments. The Fountain Pradier ...

Claiming some of Europe's best-preserved Roman monuments ... and its centrepiece is the first-century Temple of Diana, built close to the source itself. The rest of the gardens' design is just ...

Through its architectural design that recalls key edifices from the Augustan period in Rome, and its symbolic decorative programme, the temple testifies to the moment of unification of the territory ...

The core of Roman Nîmes was a temple called Maison Carrée (“Square House,” named before they had a word for rectangle). The temple rivals Rome’s Pantheon as the most complete and splendid ...

the Roman temple across the street, but whose facade is all glass and aluminum; Jean Nouvel’s 1987 Nemausus public housing project, a pair of shiplike buildings with cantilevered balconies ...

Around the 1st century C.E., Nîmes was the Roman capital of the region ... around the main plaza and the stunning Corinthian-style temple, the Maison Carrée, which is still open to visitors ...