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| The Romans modified the Greek temple form, as demonstrated by this Roman temple, the Maison Carrée, built in Nîmes, France, in the 1st century ad. The Romans expanded the interior chamber so that it reached the outer columns, and they raised the temple on a podium. Like other Roman temples, the Maison Carrée can only be approached from the front. | ||||||
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| Architecture (building); Roman Art and Architecture; Nîmes | ||||||
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