Erected in the 1st century CE in the Roman colony of Nemausus – today’s Nîmes in France – the Maison Carrée is an early example of a Roman temple associated with imperial worship in the provinces of Rome. Dedicated to the prematurely deceased heirs of Augustus, the Princes of Youth, this edifice fostered Rome’s control over its conquered territory while symbolically announcing the allegiance of the population of the city of Nemausus to the dynastic line of Augustus. The architecture and elaborate decoration symbolically communicated the ideological programme of Augustus, who transitioned Ancient Rome from republic to empire, opening a new golden age known as Pax Romana.
国别 | 法国 France |
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中文名称 | 尼姆的方形神殿 |
英文名称 | The Maison Carrée of Nîmes |
遗产类别 | 文化遗产 |
登录年份 | 2023 |
选入标准 | (iv) |
方形神殿(法语:Maison Carrée)是位于法国南部尼姆的一座古代建筑,是保存状态最为良好的古罗马时期神殿建筑之一。方形神殿建设于公元前16年。4世纪后,这里成为基督教的教堂。1823年后,方形神殿成为一座美术馆。