Tour Magne
Tour Magne is a scenic viewpoint in Nîmes, Gard, Occitanie. Tour Magne is situated nearby to the square Place Guillaume Apollinaire, as well as near the garden Espace Marc Aurèle.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: Roman tower located on Mount Cavalier, Nîmes, France
- Also known as: “Magne Tower” and “Torre Magne (Nimes)”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maison Carrée and Jardins de la Fontaine.
Maison Carrée
Museum
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Maison carrée 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. Maison Carrée is situated 760 metres southeast of Tour Magne.
Jardins de la Fontaine
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jardins de la Fontaine is a park, which is situated 190 metres south of Tour Magne.
Temple of Diana
Archaeological site
Photo: Przsak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The so-called Temple of Diana is a 1st-century ancient Roman building in Nîmes, Gard, France, built under Augustus. It is located near the gushing spring of "La Fontaine", around which was an Augusteum, a sanctuary devoted to the cult of the emperor and his family, centred on a nymphaeum. Temple of Diana is situated 370 metres south of Tour Magne.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milhaud and Combe des Bourguignons.
Milhaud
Village
Photo: Cramos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Milhaud is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The place name Milhaud is derived from the Roman family name Aemilius with the suffix -avus. Milhaud station has rail connections to Nîmes, Avignon and Montpellier. Milhaud is situated 7 km southwest of Tour Magne.
Combe des Bourguignons
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Combe des Bourguignons is a locality, which is situated 7 km northeast of Tour Magne.
Poulx
Village
Photo: Gég, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Poulx is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Between the years of 1943 and 1945, it served as a secret meeting place for French resistance fighters. Poulx is situated 10 km northeast of Tour Magne.
Tour Magne
- Categories: tower, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Nîmes, Arrondissement of Nîmes, Gard, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.84306° or 43° 50′ 35″ northLongitude
4.34947° or 4° 20′ 58″ eastHeight
33 metres (107 feet)Open location code
8FM6R8VX+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 193001249OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q827420
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Tour Magne” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Tour Magne (Nîmes)”
- Basque: “Tour Magne”
- Catalan: “Torre Magne (Nimes)”
- Catalan: “Torre Magne”
- Chinese: “麥格納塔”
- Dutch: “Tour Magne”
- French: “tour Magne”
- French: “Tour Magne”
- German: “Tour Magne”
- Japanese: “トゥール・マニュ”
- Japanese: “マーニュの塔”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Torre Manha”
- Russian: “Башня Мань”
- Spanish: “Torre Magna”
- Turkish: “Magne Kulesi”
- “Tour Magne”
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Highlights include Place Guillaume Apollinaire and Espace Marc Aurèle.
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