词条 | Maison-Carrée |
释义 | Maison-Carrée temple, Nîmes, France Roman temple at Nîmes, France, in remarkably good repair. According to an inscription, it was dedicated to Lucius and Gaius Caesar (Caesar, Gaius), adopted sons of Augustus; it was probably built before the death of Marcus Agrippa (Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius), Augustus's friend and the boys' father, about 12 BC. The Maison-Carrée, 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. |
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