Maison carrée
Ancient Roman temple in Nîmes, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Maison carrée (French pronunciation: [mɛzɔ̃ kaʁe]; French for "square house") is an ancient Roman temple in Nîmes, southern France; it is one of the best-preserved Roman temples to survive in the territory of the former Roman Empire. It is a mid-sized Augustan provincial temple of the Imperial cult,[2] a caesareum.
Maison carrée | |
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General information | |
Type | Roman temple |
Architectural style | Roman |
Town or city | Nîmes |
Country | France |
Coordinates | 43°50′18″N 4°21′22″E |
Completed | 2 A.D (2022 years ago) |
Inaugurated | 4–7 AD |
Height | 17.1m |
Official name | The Maison Carrée of Nîmes |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | iv |
Designated | 2023 (45th session) |
Reference no. | 1569[1] |
UNESCO region | Europe |
The Maison carrée inspired the neoclassical Église de la Madeleine in Paris, St. Marcellinus Church in Rogalin, Poland, and in the United States the Virginia State Capitol,[3] which was designed by Thomas Jefferson, who had a stucco model made of the Maison carrée while he was minister to France in 1785.[4]
In September 2023, the Maison carrée of Nîmes was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.[5][6]