Maison Carree Nimes Interior

This is the currently selected item.

Maison carree nimes interior. The monumental door to the cella is topped by a richly decorated cornice supported by consoles volute shaped brackets. Maison carrée is a beautiful little gem of a project remaining in excellent condition from 117 a d. Nimes uzes pont du gard small group half day tour from avignon from 84 37 roman sites small group day trip from avignon including nîmes and uzès from 92 00 nimes private walking tour from 243 44 private day trip to nimes and pont du gard from arles from 403 39 see all la maison carrée experiences on tripadvisor. 16 a c alto imperio.

Retrouvez ici toute l iconographie ancienne de la maison carrée dessins peintures gravures photographies objets et une sélection d images contemporaines. According to an inscription it was dedicated to lucius and gaius caesar adopted sons of augustus. Accueil monument architecture main facade door and interior. Raised on a 2 85 m high podium and at 26 42 m by 13 54 m forming a rectangle almost twice as long as it is wide the temple dominated the forum of the roman city of nîmes in what is now southern france.

Maison carrée roman temple at nîmes france in remarkably good repair. Possibilité de recherche sur la description scientifique de l image de tri par type de documents date ou point de vue sur le monument. Penn state university library cc by nc 2 0. The maison carrée image 1 is one of the best preserved roman temples today.

The maison carrée is a classic example of vitruvian architecture as it is nearly an exact replica of a tuscan style roman temple described in the writings of the famous architect vitruvius. Inspirée par les temples d apollon et de mars ultor à rome séduit par l harmonie de ses proportions. Design and plan plan and elevation of the maison carrée c. Temple of jupiter optimus maximus rome.

Google classroom facebook twitter. It was probably built before the death of marcus agrippa augustus s friend and the boys father about 12 bc. Predomina lo macizo sobre el vano y por consiguiente en el interior falta de luz que solo llega a traves del pórtico. Nimes was well known for the dark blue dyes the city produced similar to the color in blue jean material.

The maison carrée is an extremely well preserved ancient roman building and represents a nearly textbook example of a roman temple as described by the architectural writer vitruvius. Edifiée au tout début de notre ère en l honneur de caïus césar et de lucius césar petit fils et fils adoptifs de l empereur auguste elle faisait partie du forum cœur économique et administratif de la cité antique.