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Maison-Carrée

temple, NĂźmes, France
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Maison-Carrée
Maison-CarréeMaison-Carrée, Nßmes, France.

Maison-CarrĂ©e, Roman temple at NĂźmes, France, in remarkably good repair. According to an inscription, it was dedicated to Lucius and Gaius Caesar, adopted sons of Augustus; it was probably built before the death of Marcus Agrippa, Augustus’s friend and the boys’ father, about 12 bc. The Maison-CarrĂ©e, 82 feet (25 metres) long by 40 feet (12 metres) wide and in the Corinthian order, is one of the most beautiful monuments built in Gaul by the Romans. It houses a collection of Roman sculpture and Classical fragments.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.