Maison Carrée in Nîmes

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ancient Roman temple pseudoperipteral Corinthian temple

The Maison Carrée in Nîmes is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman temple in southern France, renowned for its classical architecture and historical significance.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Maison Carrée 4
Maison Carré 1
Maison Carrée (modern French name; original Latin dedication lost) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman temple ⓘ
pseudoperipteral Corinthian temple ⓘ
architecturalOrder Corinthian order ⓘ
architecturalStyle Classical Roman architecture ⓘ
builtDuring reign of Augustus ⓘ
city Nîmes ⓘ
constructionEnd early 1st century CE ⓘ
constructionStart late 1st century BCE ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentUse historic monument and tourist attraction ⓘ
dedicatedTo Gaius Caesar ⓘ
Lucius Caesar ⓘ
dedication adopted grandsons and heirs of Augustus ⓘ
era Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: Roman Imperial period
hasCornice projecting cornice ⓘ
hasFeature deep pronaos ⓘ
engaged Corinthian columns on the sides and rear ⓘ
hexastyle portico ⓘ
high podium ⓘ
single cella ⓘ
hasFrieze ornamented frieze with acanthus and rosettes ⓘ
hasLatinName Maison Carrée in Nîmes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Maison Carrée (modern French name; original Latin dedication lost)
hasPortico deep columned porch ⓘ
hasStaircase monumental frontal stairway ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument historique of France ⓘ
inspired Virginia State Capitol ⓘ
surface form: Virginia State Capitol in Richmond

Église de la Madeleine ⓘ
surface form: Église de la Madeleine in Paris
inspiredBy Vitruvian principles of temple design ⓘ
locatedIn Occitanie ⓘ
Southern France ⓘ
surface form: southern France
location Nîmes ⓘ
materialUsed local limestone ⓘ
near Carré d’Art (contemporary art museum) ⓘ
notableFor exceptional state of preservation ⓘ
well-preserved classical façade ⓘ
numberOfFrontColumns 6 ⓘ
numberOfSideColumns 11 ⓘ
originalFunction Roman temple ⓘ
planType rectangular ⓘ
religion ancient Roman religion ⓘ
roofType pitched roof ⓘ
significance one of the best-preserved Roman temples in the world ⓘ
touristAttraction major landmark of Nîmes ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2023 ⓘ
usedAs church in the Middle Ages ⓘ
museum ⓘ
stable ⓘ
town hall ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Corinthian order → usedIn → Maison Carrée in Nîmes ⓘ
Alvar Aalto → notableWork → Maison Carrée in Nîmes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maison Carré
Virginia State Capitol → inspiredBy → Maison Carrée in Nîmes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maison Carrée
Gard department → containsLandmark → Maison Carrée in Nîmes ⓘ
subject surface form: Gard
this entity surface form: Maison Carrée
Nîmes → hasLandmark → Maison Carrée in Nîmes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maison Carrée
Maison Carrée in Nîmes → hasLatinName → Maison Carrée in Nîmes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Maison Carrée
this entity surface form: Maison Carrée (modern French name; original Latin dedication lost)
Arènes de Nîmes → nearbyAttraction → Maison Carrée in Nîmes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maison Carrée