Nîmes - Maison Carrée 
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In Nîmes, the Maison Carrée is situated in the Place de la Comédie and is reached from the amphitheater by going northwest down the Boulevard Victor Hugo. Standing on a podium, it is a splendidly maintained Roman temple which was erected at the time of Augustus between 20 and 12 B.C. In the Middle Ages the building was used on occasions as a convent; in the 18th C. it was thoroughly restored, then during the French Revolution sold to the Département as national property.
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Tall Corinthian columns bear the richly ornamented entablature with a frieze finely decorated with acanthus (front section missing). Fifteen steps lead up to the pronaos (antechamber) and the cella on the same level, which today serves as an exhibition room.
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Address:
Nîmes Tourist Office, 6 rue Auguste, F-30000 Nîmes, France
Hours:
10am-12pm, 2pm-5pm
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The Maison Carrée in Nîmes (Nimes).
Looking up at Maison Carree in Nimes.
Wall of the Maison Carree in Nimes.
Maison Carree lit up at night in Nimes.
