#nîmes

[kropotkindersurprise]

April 13 / 20, 2025 - French militant group “Rights of French Prisoners” (Droit Des Prisonniers Français - DDPF) has attacked multiple prisons in Toulon, Marseille, Villepinte, Nîmes, Luynes and more. Mostly arson and at least one shooting attack with automatic weapons. The group offers bounties in exchange for addresses of prison personnel; from €1000,- for normal prison guards up to €5000,- for the address of the highest-ranking prison warden. [video]

[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

[notrebellefrance]

Les Jardins de La Fontaine considérés comme l’un des premiers parcs publics d’Europe. Bâtis autour de la fontaine originelle de Nîmes, ils ont été transformés au fil des siècles et contribuent encore aujourd’hui à mettre à l’honneur certains grands édifices de la ville, comme la Tour Magne et le Temple de Diane. De passage à Nîmes, ne manquez pas de visiter ce lieu riche en histoire.Le « temple de Diane » dont les vestiges sont encore visibles aujourd’hui dans les jardins, constitue, avec le bassin de la source, le nymphée et la Tour Magne, les témoins de l’ancien sanctuaire antique. La fonction du temple de Diane est encore mystérieuse mais était probablement cultuelle ou culturelle et en lien avec le culte impérial. On peut encore y admirer sa grande voute, les niches et les caissons sculptés.

[fuckinglostdisorder]

Les Jardins de la Fontaine de Nîmes, France

[meta-holott]

2011 France, Nîmes

[illustratus]

Capriccio with Monuments of the City of Nîmes by Hubert Robert

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[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!

[inrng]