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Arles Roman and Romanesque Monuments
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    Arles Roman and Romanesque Monuments
Location Arles
   
Country France
   
Year of Research 1981
   
Culture
  • Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments is a collection of monuments, including the Arles arena and the Arles Obelisk.

  • The collection has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981.

  • Arles is a good example of the adaptation of an ancient city to medieval European civilization.

  • It has some impressive Roman monuments, of which the earliest – the arena, the Roman theatre and the cryptoporticus (subterranean galleries) – date back to the 1st century B.C. During the 4th century Arles experienced a second golden age, as attested by the baths of Constantine and the necropolis of Alyscamps.

  • In the 11th and 12th centuries, Arles once again became one of the most attractive cities in the Mediterranean.

  • Within the city walls, Saint-Trophime, with its cloister, is one of Provence's major Romanesque monuments.



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