Carré d’Art
The Carré d'art at Nîmes in southern France 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.- Email: bibliotheque@ville-nimes.fr
- Type: Art gallery
- Description: museum in Nîmes, France
- Also known as: “Carré d’art” and “Carré d’Art Musée d’Art Contemporain”
- Address: 16 Place de la Maison Carrée, 30000
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maison Carrée and Arena of Nimes.
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.
Arena of Nimes
Stadium
Photo: Kuebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Arena of Nîmes is a Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes, Southern France. Built around 100 AD, shortly after the Colosseum of Rome, it is one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world. Arena of Nimes is situated 510 metres southeast of Carré d’Art.
Square Antonin
Park
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Square Antonin is a park, which is situated 160 metres north of Carré d’Art.
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 Carré d’Art.
Combe des Bourguignons
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Combe des Bourguignons is a locality, which is situated 7 km northeast of Carré d’Art.
Garons
Village
Photo: Cirdec, Public domain.
Garons is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport, also called "Garons Airport" is located very close to Garons, on the territory of the commune of Saint-Gilles. Garons is situated 10 km southeast of Carré d’Art.
Carré d’Art
- Categories: art museum, library, building, and tourism
- Location: Nîmes, Arrondissement of Nîmes, Gard, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.83802° or 43° 50′ 17″ northLongitude
4.35505° or 4° 21′ 18″ eastHeight
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
8FM6R9Q4+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 249023783OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=galleryWikidata ID
Q1045385
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Carré d’Art” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “尼姆現代藝術博物館”
- Chinese: “尼姆藝術方屋”
- Chinese: “方形現代美術館”
- Dutch: “Carre d’Art”
- Dutch: “Carré d’Art”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ساحة الفن”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ساحه الفن”
- French: “Carré d’art”
- German: “Carré d’Art”
- Hebrew: “כיכר האמנות”
- Italian: “Carré d’Art”
- Portuguese: “Carré d’Art”
- Swedish: “Carré d’Art”
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