Temple of Diana
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.Photo: Przsak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: temple in Nîmes, France
- Also known as: “temple of Diana”
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 650 metres east of Temple of Diana.
Jardins de la Fontaine
Park
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Jardins de la Fontaine is a park, which is situated 210 metres northeast of Temple of Diana.
Tour Magne
Scenic viewpoint
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Tour Magne is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 370 metres north of Temple of Diana.
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 6 km southwest of Temple of Diana.
Combe des Bourguignons
Locality
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Combe des Bourguignons is a locality, which is situated 8 km northeast of Temple of Diana.
Aubord
Village
Aubord is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Aubord is situated 15 km southwest of Nîmes. Aubord is situated 10 km south of Temple of Diana.
Temple of Diana
- Categories: temple, ruins, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nîmes, Arrondissement of Nîmes, Gard, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.83985° or 43° 50′ 24″ northLongitude
4.34841° or 4° 20′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8FM6R8QX+W9OpenStreetMap ID
way 896451238OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1992203
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Temple of Diana” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Dianaren tenplua (Nîmes)”
- Basque: “Dianaren tenplua”
- Catalan: “Temple de Diana”
- Chinese: “迪亚纳神庙”
- Dutch: “tempel van Diana”
- Dutch: “Tempel van Diana”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد ديانا”
- French: “temple de Diane”
- French: “Temple de Diane”
- German: “Dianatempel (Nîmes)”
- German: “Dianatempel”
- Italian: “tempio di Diana”
- Italian: “Tempio di Diana”
- Japanese: “ダイアナ神殿”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “fegut jørund”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Temple de Diana”
- Portuguese: “Templo de Diana”
- Spanish: “Templo de Diana (Nîmes)”
- Spanish: “Templo de Diana”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Source de la Fontaine and Les Jardins de la Fontaine.
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