Nîmes
Americannoun
noun
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Consider Jefferson’s musings on the Maison Carrée, a Roman temple in Nîmes, after which he modeled the Virginia State Capitol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
He even had a model made of the Maison Carrée in Nîmes, the best preserved of Roman temples, and had it copied at the state capitol building in Virginia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
David Pelicot and Caroline Darian have called themselves the "forgotten victims" of the trial and next week in Nîmes, Gisèle will only be accompanied by Florian, the youngest of her children.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
The newspaper lists six establishments as being targeted: in Toulon, Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, Valence and Nîmes, Luynes, Villepinte, and Nanterre.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025
The Romans intended these three colossal tiers of columns, one above the other, merely as supports for the aqueduct at the top, which conducted water to Nîmes.
From The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age by Albert Bigelow Paine
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