maison carree

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  thewearykind

  You can also view a thirty minute film showcasing the history of the city, emphasizing the Roman origins. However, there's not much else to do here, short of taking some photos of the lovely exterior.

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  DinFrance

  Visited twice (probably with a 20+ year gap in between). Still, for me, absolutely wonderful outside. Don't know what it is; the dimensions, the form, the stone or even the square it sits in. It seems magnificent and, oddly, soothing. (I'm worried I'm going all arty now!).In my mind, ranks as highly as the Pantheon in Rome. Clearly the latter is a totally different scale but both leave the same impression.

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  walkerhb

  This is just a film show about Roman Nimes but it's very well done. The new Norman Foster gallery opposite fits in well with the original Roman Forum idea.

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  MikeJL59

  This has now become effectively a cinema to show the history of Nimes which while that is a good item to show it has defaced the inside of this Temple and the few details that it contained. I'm glad we saw it 13 years ago before this happened! The outside still is a fine example of Greco-Roman architecture, but you can see that for free.

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  LarryFLosAngeles

  Having been here three times, I thought I had seen it all without being very impressed, so I was very pleasantly surprised to see that there is now a terrific interpretive film about both the Square House and the Coliseum.The film not only added to my appreciation of Nimes, but of all the Roman ruins in Provence

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  O1740YJjamess

  Impressive externally but no access inside apart from a film show which we did not go to. I can't say what the film content was but would suggest better ways to spend your money

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  763tanyaj

  Sadly for tourists, the exterior of the Maison Carree is the only bit that survives in its original form, so the attraction itself consists of a 30 minute film (in French with English subtitles) which gives the story of how the Maison Carree came into being, plus some more interesting background on the local tribes joining forces with the Romans to overcome the Northern Gauls, which lead to Nimes being a major city within the Roman Empire. It's not a place you'll spend more than an hour at, but it's a relaxed and informative part of the Roman experience in Nimes.

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  sueoelman

  we had read that this was not a place with entering and we did not. It is an outstanding piece of Roman architecture patterned after the Temple of Apollo and can be easily view from outside and from each side.

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  Worldepicurian

  Just seeing it from outside was enough. A lot of people and kind of a boring exhibit to my taste. but still impressive that it is still standing!

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  adamsfami

  Impressive building and the information boards help to illustrate what the original buildings would have looked like. The Norman Foster designed square includes where pillars would have been. inside the building is used to show a film about Nimes and Roman history which was well made and informative. The film runs every half an hour. We bought a ticket that took in the Maison Carree, Arena and Tour de Magne, which I think was good value.