The architecture of Provence and the Riviera (1888)
MacGibbon, David, d.1902 · Edinburgh, D. Douglas · leaf 106
FIG. 25. LA TOURMAGNE, NIMES. two towers contained stairs leading to the walls, andformed posts of observation. The other gate, the Portede France, lies to the west of the amphitheatre, and hasone wide archway. … J^ ROMAN PERIOD. Pont DU Gard (Fig. 26). This magnificent specimenof Roman engineering is situated at a distance of about 13miles N.E. from Nimics, on the way to Avignon, and cannow be reached by rail. It formed part of an aqueduct(partly in tunnel and partly in open canal) of about 25 milesin…
Architecture -- France Provence · Architecture -- France Riviera
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