Arles Rhône 3
Arles Rhône 3 is an ancient Roman boat discovered in 2004, with parts of it only 13 feet below the surface in the Rhône River of Arles, France. In the 1st century AD, it had been a 102 feet long river trading vessel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Ancient shipwreck
- Also known as: “Chaland Arles-Rhône 3”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arles bust and Ancient Roman circus of Arles.
Arles bust
Archaeological site
Photo: Rama, Public domain.
The Arles bust is a life-sized marble bust of a man, possibly Julius Caesar, dating to around the 1st century BC. It is part of the collection of the Musée de l'Arles antique. Arles bust is situated 170 metres northeast of Arles Rhône 3.
Ancient Roman circus of Arles
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ancient Roman circus of Arles is situated 360 metres south of Arles Rhône 3.
Obélisque d’Arles
Photo: Wolfgang Staudt, CC BY 2.0.
The Obélisque d'Arles is a 4th-century Roman obelisk, erected in the center of the Place de la République, in front of the Hôtel de Ville in Arles, France. Obélisque d’Arles is situated 1 km east of Arles Rhône 3.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barriol and LUMA Arles.
LUMA Arles
Neighborhood
Photo: MYR67, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Luma Arles is an arts center in Arles, France created by the LUMA Foundation headed by Swiss arts patron Maja Hoffmann. It encompasses several renovated former railroad factories and the LUMA Tower, a 15,000 square meter tower building designed by the Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry for the LUMA Foundation.
Arles Rhône 3
- Categories: ancient roman chaland, shipwreck, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Arles, Arrondissement of Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.67663° or 43° 40′ 36″ northLongitude
4.61744° or 4° 37′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8FM6MJG8+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 7179650971OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q16326564
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In Other Languages
From French to Persian—“Arles Rhône 3” goes by many names.
- French: “Arles Rhône 3”
- French: “Arles-Rhône 3”
- French: “Chaland Arles Rhône 3”
- Italian: “Arles Rhône 3”
- Persian: “ارل رون ۳”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tour de la Roquette and Jeux de table romain.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Arles Rhône 3”. Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.