#nîmes

[thebusylilbee]

I was today years old when I learned that denim fabric is called like that because it's... from the french city Nîmes !!! which is pronounced 'neem', so the fabric is "de Nîmes" = "from Nîmes" and the english language removed the silent letters to make "de nim" and then denim !!!

[illustratus]

The Interior of the Temple of Diana at Nimes by Hubert Robert

[photos-de-france]

Intérieur des arènes romaines, Nîmes, Gard

[the-spirit-of-yore]

La Maison Carrée (Temple à Lucius et Caius), Nîmes, Région Occitanie, France

[xylaif]

Nîmes under the Occupation in 1942 :

Before and After :

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Les Jardins de la Fontaine

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La Maison Carrée

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Carré d'Art-Musée d'art contemporain

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Fontaine Pradier

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<< At the end of 1942, the Germans took control of the city. Swastika-emblazoned flags would fly there for nearly two years. On November 11, 1942, the Free Zone ceased to exist. That day, the people of Nîmes saw Wehrmacht soldiers arrive and settle throughout the city. >>

- From "Midi Libre"

[fascinatingeurope]

🇫🇷 The Arena of Nîmes photographed by an unknown photographer around 1880

[postcard-from-the-past]

Synagogue of Nîmes, Languedoc region of France

French vintage postcard

[greendayauthority]

Festival de Nîmes, France, 10 July 2013

[a-l-e-i-s-t-e-r]

Allegory for the Greco-Roman influence on Egypt.

Pencil and paper, inspiration taken from the Crocodile Fountain in Nîmes.

This piece had me draw an X on the tiled ground in pencil to put the ball of my left foot: the large quantity of people who wanted to stand in front of me or take pictures without noticing I was there had me moving around constantly. Most were aimable and simply moved a step to the left or right.

@be-gentle-with-littluns-2

[fuckinglostdisorder]

Les Jardins de la Fontaine de Nîmes, France

[meta-holott]

2011 France, Nîmes

[coffeenuts]

[illustratus]

Capriccio with Monuments of the City of Nîmes by Hubert Robert

[museumelina]

August 23, 2024. Went to Nîmes for the day with a friend to celebrate her birthday!

We started the day with the dinosaur exhibit at the Museum d’Histoire naturelle. For a modest museum, it was an impressive expo with full-scale models and even animatronics!

[opelman]

Renault 5 Turbo 2 - 1983 by benoits15

[inrng]