We went back in the evening to see Sting perform and it was a truly, I'm working my way around France for a 12 day city break. The outer facade is 21 meters high (69 feet) with two stories of 60 arcades. However, the true experience that the arena has to offer is of transporting you into the roman era as you experience the arena as one of the spectators back in the days. By the XVIIIth century, there was still 150 houses inside the arena with hundreds of people living in them.

It is 133 meters long (145 yards) and 101 meters wide (110 yards), with an arena measuring 68 meters (74 yards) by 38 meters (32 yards). Si vous êtes en direction des Arènes c’est bon signe ! Merci à @gaetan_lnd#arenesdenimes ... ‍ Nous sommes toujours heureux de savoir qu’il y a des artistes dans nos visiteurs ! Merci à @ido_white#arenesdenimes ... Oui on sait, l’été est passé, mais nous sommes des nostalgiques aux Arènes... Merci à @marine.60mercier#arenesdenimes ... Tout le monde veut voir les Arènes ! For many spectators and tourists alike the Nîmes Arena comes forward as a popular tourist destination, which not only helps get a taste of Rome but also France with the concerts and various public gatherings in the arena. [citation needed] It is 133 meters long (145 yards) and 101 meters wide (110 yards), with an arena measuring 68 meters (74 yards) by 38 meters (32 yards). The Arena of Nimes, “Les Arènes de Nîmes” in French, can be seen as one of the best evidence of Rome’s advanced engineering. Iconic place of the City, the Museum of Romanity allows you to discover the history of the city of
Nîmes and its region. The Roman amphitheater Arenes de Nimes, constructed around 70 CE as a theater, later hosted bullfights and other public events. 2020-548 issued on 11 May 2020: Online bookingof your time slot is strongly recommended The staff wear masks at all times and the reception desks are fitted with glazed screens. Our family including 3 teens (17/15/13 yrs) visited Nimes during our vacation in Languedoc Rousillon. The building now with a capacity of a 16,300 spectators, even has a comfortable heating system and (a roof) a movable cover, that glides over when the need be, usually in winter. The clearing of the monument began in 1786 when the houses cluttering it were demolished. L'amphithéâtre (ou arènes) de Nîmes est le mieux conservé du monde romain. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository, Arena de Nimes (es); arènes de Nîmes (fr); Nimesko anfiteatroa (eu); Амфитеатр в Ниме (ru); Amphitheater von Nîmes (de); Arena de Nimes (pt); تماشاخانه نیم (fa); 尼姆竞技场 (zh); Nîmes Arenası (tr); ニーム闘牛場 (ja); Arènes de Nîmes (vi); Amfiteatre de Nimes (ca); Amphitheater vun Nîmes (lb); Amfiteatr w Nîmes (pl); Arenas de Nimes (oc); Arena van Nîmes (nl); Арени Німа (uk); Arena Nîmes (id); Arena di Nîmes (it); הארנה של נים (he); Arena of Nîmes (en); Stadion de Nîmes (lfn); Αμφιθέατρο της Νιμ (el); Նիմի ամֆիթատրոն (hy) antico anfiteatro romano a Nîmes, Francia (it); römisches Amphitheater (de); amphithéâtre romain à Nîmes (Gard) (fr); Anfiteatro romano en Francia (es); amphitheatre (en); موقع أثري في نيم، فرنسا (ar); ρωμαϊκό αμφιθέατρο στη Νιμ (Γκαρ) (el); amfitheater in Nîmes, Frankrijk (nl) Arena of Nimes (en); アリーナ・オブ・ニーム (ja); amphithéâtre de Nîmes (fr); Arena van Nimes (nl), Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 11709348h, Arènes de Nîmes in Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Stairs and corridors of the Arènes de Nîmes, Arènes de Nîmes (1. Roman amphitheatres first appeared in Southern Italy in the second century BCE and were specifically designed for putting on spectacular combats between gladiators or animal fights, this new type of construction took the form of two theatres set face to face with an oval arena which allowed everyone, wherever they were sitting, to see the spectacles being acted out in the sand covering below, without danger of missing anything.