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1846 – Nîmes courthouse built. 1851 – Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle (Nîmes) created. [10] 1852 – Railway Tarascon-Sète-Ville line construction completed. [11] 1871 – Société d'étude des sciences naturelles de Nîmes et du Gard founded. [4] 1874 – Antoninus sculpture installed in the Square Antonin .
The great Nimes Aqueduct, many of whose remains can be seen today outside of the city, was built to bring water from the hills to the north. Where it crossed the river Gard between Uzès and Remoulins, the spectacular Pont du Gard was built. This is 20 km (12 mi) north east of the city.
The Maison carrée (French pronunciation: [mɛzɔ̃ kaʁe]; French for "square house") 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.
Built around 100 CE, shortly after the Colosseum of Rome, it is one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world. [1] It is 133 metres (436 ft) long and 101 metres (331 ft) wide, with an arena measuring 68 by 38 metres (223 by 125 ft). [1] The outer facade is 21 metres (69 ft) high with two storeys of 60 arcades. [1]
www.nimes-metropole.fr: ... It was created in January 2002. [1] Its area is 790.9 km 2. Its population was 257,987 in 2014, of which 149,633 in Nîmes proper. [2]
Saint Paul Church, Nîmes, 1835-1849 Library and Museum of Grenoble, 1872 Charles-Auguste Questel (19 September 1807 – 30 January 1888) was a French architect and teacher.
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The Stade des Antonins is a stadium located in Nîmes, France.It has been the home ground of Championnat National club Nîmes Olympique since December 2022. [3] The club began playing at the stadium following the closure of the Stade des Costières, in order to pave the way for the construction of the Stade Nemausus, with a projected completion in 2026.