Jardins de la Fontaine

Nîmes, France

The Jardins de la Fontaine (Gardens of the Fountain) are built around the Roman thermae ruins. The remains of Roman baths were discovered on the site in the eigheenth century and the gardens were laid out using the old foundations with canals, terraces and water-basins.

Comments

Your name



Details

Founded: 100-200 AD
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in France
Historical period: Roman Gaul (France)

Rating

4.7/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Christine M (10 months ago)
Beautiful gardens on a hill. We walked down from Tour Magne so we could visit the Temple of Diana, which is in the lower section of the gardens.
Josh Beatty (11 months ago)
Beautiful park. It's unique structures and water features capture interest if you're into photography. Teeming with nature with a calm and relaxed atmosphere.
Sharron Murray (11 months ago)
Lovely gardens with A Roman era temple and water ways. The koi carp are infected with a nasty fungus which wasn't nice to see
Viviana Lugo (11 months ago)
A charming park with a little of everything, from awesome ancient ruins with a touch of contemporary architecture, beautiful gardens, a lake with swans and wonderful panoramic views.
Marie-Eve Leclerc (12 months ago)
Very nice park to take a romantic walk. It quite large, fountains, lots of trees and beautifully arranged greenery.
Powered by Google

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Historic Site of the week

Argos Theater

The ancient Argos Theater was built in 320 BC. and is located in Argos, Greece against Larissa Hill. Nearby from this site is Agora, Roman Odeon, and the Baths of Argos. The theater is one of the largest architectural developments in Greece and was renovated in ca 120 AD.

The Hellenistic theater at Argos is cut into the hillside of the Larisa, with 90 steps up a steep incline, forming a narrow rectilinear cavea. Among the largest theaters in Greece, it held about 20,000 spectators and is divided by two landings into three horizontal sections. Staircases further divide the cavea into four cunei, corresponding to the tribes of Argos A high wall was erected to prevent unauthorized access into the theatron and may have helped the acoustics, but it is said the sound quality is still very good today.

Around 120 CE, both theaters were renovated in the Roman style.