Nîmes - Temple de Diane

In Nîmes, on the western edge of the Jardins de la Fontaine under old trees stands the so-called temple of Diana (it was in fact not a temple), a partly ruined, but harmoniously proportioned square building, which presumably formed part of the Roman baths and has been dated to the first half of the second century on account of its decorations. The three aisles formerly had barrel- vaulting. As the building had been used as a church since the Middle Ages, it was severely damaged during the Wars of Religion and its ruins later used as building stone.