Roman Architecture: France

The Roman occupation of Gaul (France) left an important heritage of monumental buildings in Provence, including the amphitheatres at Nîmes, Arles, Avignon, and Orange; the magnificent aqueduct near Nîmes known as the ‘Pont du Gard’ (16 BC); and the little temple at Nîmes known as the ‘Maison Carrée’. In Paris there are the remains of a Roman palace with baths, adjoining the Musée de Cluny. At St Remy is a Roman monument, and at Orange and Saintes are Roman arches. These various buildings range in date from about 40 BC to around AD 50.

For French architecture of later periods, see Early Christian and Romanesque Architecture: France and French architecture.