Maison+Carre+(Square+House)


 * SQUARE HOUSE **
 * History: **
 * It was built in 16th century B.C. by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and owes its preservation to the fact that it was rededicated as a Christian Church, saving it from destruction. It became a meeting hall, a canons house, a stable for the government’s horses during the French Revolution. It became a museum in 1823.
 * Characteristics: **
 * It rises on a podium 2.85 meters high. It measures 26.42m by 13.54m
 * Its façade is dominated by a porch. It has 16 Corinthian columns under the pediment, and 20 engaged columns in the inner part. It has egg and dart ornaments in the frieze with carvings of acanthus leaves.


 * It has a large door that measures 6.87m high by 3.27m wide. It has no windows in the interior.


 * People and Places: **
 * It’s located in Nimes, France. It’s an example of Vitruvian Architecture.
 * It was commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Caesar Augustus. At the beginning it was dedicated to Agrippa’s sons.
 * During the 19 century it formed part of a building complex, but the other buildings were demolished when this was turned into a museum.

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 * Renovations and Changes: **
 * The podium was restored in the early part of the 19th century when a new ceiling was provided, designed in the Roman style. The present door was restored in 1824. In 1988-1992 it was re-roofed & the square around it was cleared. The inscription dedicating the temple to Galius & Lucius (Agrippa’s sons) was removed in medieval times by a local scholar.
 * Floor Plan: **
 * Links: **

Gaby Castellanos Majo Castañeda Diana Martínez del Rosal
 * Group Members: **