Maison Carrée

The Maison carrée is an ancient Roman temple in , southern ; it is one of the best-preserved Roman temples to survive in the territory of the former Roman Empire.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: ancient Roman temple in Nîmes, southern France
  • Also known as: “Maison Carree” and “Maison carrée”
  • Address: Place de la Maison Carrée, 30000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carré d’Art and Arena of Nimes.

Art gallery
The Carré d'art at in southern houses a museum of contemporary art and the city's municipal library. Constructed of glass, concrete and steel, it faces the Maison carrée, a perfectly preserved Roman temple that dates from the very beginning of the 1st century AD.

Stadium
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The Arena of Nîmes is a Roman amphitheatre in , Southern France. Built around 100 AD, only about twenty years after the of , it is one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world. is situated 460 metres southeast of Maison Carrée.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 110 metres north of Maison Carrée.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Écusson and Milhaud.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Village
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is a commune in the department in southern . The place name is derived from the Roman family name Aemilius with the suffix -avus. has rail connections to Nîmes, Avignon and Montpellier. is situated 7 km southwest of Maison Carrée.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 7 km northeast of Maison Carrée.

Maison Carrée

Latitude
43.83819° or 43° 50′ 18″ north
Longitude
4.35613° or 4° 21′ 22″ east
Height
17 metres (56 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FM6R9Q4+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 249003371
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­temple
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q677659
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Maison Carrée” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Maison carrée”
  • Arabic: “میزون کاري”
  • Basque: “Maison carree”
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  • Belarusian: “Мезон Карэ”
  • Bulgarian: “Мезон Каре”
  • Catalan: “Maison carrée”
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  • Chinese: “方形神殿”
  • Croatian: “Maison carrée”
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  • Esperanto: “Maison carrée”
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  • Finnish: “Maison carrée”
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  • Georgian: “მეზონ-კარე”
  • German: “Maison carrée”
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  • Greek: “Μαιζόν καρέ”
  • Hebrew: “מזון קארה”
  • Hungarian: “Maison carrée”
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  • Indonesian: “Maison Carrée”
  • Italian: “Maison carrée”
  • Italian: “Maison Carrée”
  • Japanese: “メゾン・カレ”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Maison carrée”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Maison Carrée”
  • Maltese: “Maison Carrée”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Maison carrée”
  • Norwegian: “Maison carrée”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Ostau Cairat”
  • Persian: “معبد مایسون کاری”
  • Polish: “Maison carrée”
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  • Romanian: “Maison Carree”
  • Romanian: “Maison carrée”
  • Romanian: “Maison Carrée”
  • Russian: “Мезон Карре”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Maison carrée”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Maison Carrée”
  • Slovenian: “kvadratna hiša v Nîmesu”
  • Slovenian: “Maison Carrée”
  • Spanish: “Maison Carree”
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  • Swedish: “Maison carrée”
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  • Turkish: “Maison carrée”
  • Turkish: “Maison Carrée”
  • Ukrainian: “Мезон Карре”
  • Vietnamese: “Maison carrée”
  • Vietnamese: “Maison Carrée”
  • Welsh: “Maison carrée”
  • Welsh: “Maison Carrée”

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