The Maison Carrée is a pseudoperipteral temple. Only the pronaos columns stand free. On the lateral and rear facades of the cella (the main room of the temple), the peristyle is extended by columns engaged in the wall. This temple design was that used in Rome in the first century BC.
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Ville de Nîmes
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