Maison carrée
| Maison carrée | |
|---|---|
Maison carrée in 2019 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Roman temple |
| Architectural style | Roman |
| Town or city | Nîmes |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 43°50′18″N 4°21′22″E / 43.83833°N 4.35611°E |
| Completed | 2 A.D (2023 years ago) |
| Inaugurated | 4–7 AD |
| Height | 17.1m |
| Official name | The Maison Carrée of Nîmes |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv |
| Designated | 2023 (45th session) |
| Reference no. | 1569 |
| UNESCO region | Europe |
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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. It is a mid-sized Augustan provincial temple of the Imperial cult, a caesareum.
The Maison carrée inspired the neoclassical Église de la Madeleine in Paris, St. Marcellinus Church in Rogalin, Poland, and in the United States the Virginia State Capitol, which was designed by Thomas Jefferson, who had a stucco model made of the Maison carrée while he was minister to France in 1785.
In September 2023, the Maison carrée of Nîmes was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.