Arena of Nîmes
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arena-of-n-mes-170-205524
title:
Arena of Nîmes
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The Arena of Nîmes is a Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes, southern France. Built around 100 CE, shortly after the Colosseum of Rome, it is one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world. It is 133 metres (436 ft) long and 101 metres (331 ft) wide, with an arena measuring 68 by 38 metres. The outer facade is 21 metres (69 ft) high with two storeys of 60 arcades. It is among the 20 largest Roman amphitheatres of the 400 in existence. In Roman times, the building could hold 24,000 spectators
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Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes, France
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_of_N%C3%AEmes
date created:
2006-05-23T00:25:37Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T16:43:47Z
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