Editing Nîmes (section)

==Sights==
[[File:Nimes-TourMagne.JPG|thumb|left|Tour Magne.]]
[[File:NimesJardins.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Jardins de la Fontaine''.]]
[[File:Nîmes-Hôtel de Ville-PA00103101.jpg|thumb|left|The ''[[Hôtel de Ville, Nîmes|Hôtel de Ville]]'']]
Several important remains of the [[Roman Empire]] can still be seen in and around Nîmes:

*The elliptical [[Arena of Nîmes|Roman amphitheatre]], of the 1st or 2nd century AD, is the best-preserved Roman arena in France. It was filled with medieval housing, when its walls served as [[Defensive wall|rampart]]s, but they were cleared under [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]]. It is still used as a [[bull fighting]] and concert arena.
*The [[Maison Carrée]] (''Square House''), a small [[Roman temple]] dedicated to sons of [[Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa|Agrippa]] was built c. 19 BCE. It is one of the best-preserved Roman temples anywhere. Visitors can watch a short film about the history of Nîmes inside.
*The 18th-century ''Jardins de la Fontaine'' (Gardens of the Fountain) built around the Roman [[thermae]] ruins.
*The nearby [[Pont du Gard]], also built by Agrippa, is a well-preserved [[aqueduct (bridge)|aqueduct]] that used to carry water across the small [[Gardon]] river valley.
*The nearby Mont Cavalier is crowned by the ''Tour Magne'' ("Great Tower"), a ruined Roman tower.<ref>Giving rise to the example of ''[[rime richissime]]'' ''Gall, amant de la Reine, alla (tour magnanime)/ Gallament de l'Arène a la Tour Magne, à Nîmes'', or "Gall, lover of the Queen, passed (magnanimous gesture), gallantly from the Arena to the Tour Magne at Nîmes".</ref>
*The castellum divisorium, a rare vestige of a Roman water inlet system.
*The [[Hôtel de Ville, Nîmes|Hôtel de Ville]] was completed in 1703.<ref>{{Base Mérimée|PA00103101}}</ref>

Later monuments include:
*[[Nîmes Cathedral|The cathedral]] (dedicated to [[Saint Castor of Apt]], a native of the city), occupying, it is believed, the site of the temple of Augustus, is partly [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] and partly [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] in style.
*The [[Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes]]
*The [[Musée de la Romanité]], a museum dedicated to Roman history, located outside the amphitheatre

Pieces of modern architecture can also be found : [[Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank|Norman Foster]] conceived the ''Carré d'art'' (1986), a museum of modern art and ''mediatheque'', and [[Jean Nouvel]] designed the Nemausus, a [[post-modern]] residential ensemble.