Roman works in Arles - France

Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Roman works in Arles in France as a World Cultural Heritage in 1981.

Roman works in Arles - World Cultural Heritage in France

Arles is a city located on the banks of the Rhone River in the province of Bouches du Rhone, southern France. Arles is a city of more than 2,500 years old Arles owns many ancient buildings. This is also the city where many festivals, arts and cultural activities take place in France.

According to Arles history was founded by the Egyptians in the sixth century BC. In 535 BC, Arles fell into the Celtich Salluvii hand, which was renamed Arelate.

In 123 BC, the Romans rebuilt a canal linking Arles to the Mediterranean and from there the city became an important port connecting France, Italy and Spain. Until 46 BC, the great emperor of Rome Caesar began to build important buildings here such as: Main Square, arena, theater, tomb area .

Ancient Roman Coliseum, typical work in Arles, viewed from many angles.

In the 12th century, the city became a kingdom of Spaniards, then became a German colony. In 1378, Emperor Charles IV of the Roman Empire ceded Arles to the French.

Among the ancient Roman architectural works in Arles, the Roman arena can be said to be the most typical architecture. The Colosseum in Arles was built around 70-80 AD. The arena can accommodate up to 26,000 people, is a really big and majestic building at that time. The arena has an oval shape, the façade has a double row with 60 arches, each with a width of 3.4 meters. Inside there are 34 rows of seats built on stone. In the middle ages, the arena became a fortress with many watch towers. After that, most of the towers were destroyed, only 3 towers remained.

Main square

The next must mention the Roman Theater , a theater built in the 1st century with a capacity of 8,000 and 33 seats. First when it was built, the theater was green and red marble, decorated with many sculptures. By the Middle Ages, the theater was abandoned, the people at that time took stones from the theater to build the walls. Currently, the theater only has two intact columns beside a lot of columns. For years, scientists and archaeologists have conducted excavations here and found many ancient statues. The most famous of these is the Arles Female Guard , which is on display at the most prestigious museum in France. Today, the theater is the place where Arles's musical festival takes place, usually held in July every year.

St. Church Trophine is built on the base of an ancient Roman church, which is also an interesting attraction in Arles. The church is about 20 meters tall, the lower sides are surrounded. The church has many small and high windows. In the church there are very special sculptures of Arles history. These statues are separated from each other by a gray stone pillar, with columns decorated with lion statues. The most special part of the church is the row of stone columns in the corridor with the column foot section decorated with many unique and very beautiful sculptures.

The St.Trophine Church is still quite intact and very attractive to tourists.

Part of the engraving station and architecture inside the church.

The Roman Pillar in front of Arles City Hall is also a beautiful Roman building. The pillar was built in the 4th century, 20 meters high, made of red granite. In 1676, the pillar was restored, placed in front of the City Hall in the city.

In addition to the above works, Arles also owns other beautiful architectural works such as Main Square, circus, tomb area, public bathhouse. The main square was built around 30 BC under the re-urban planning of the Romans.The circus is the city's largest building at the time of its construction in 149. The tomb area was built throughout the centuries from Roman times to the Middle Ages. The public bathhouse was built in the 4th century on the banks of the Rhone river.

In addition to the well-preserved architectural works, in Arles, many Roman architectural works have been degraded, many works can only hold a part.

Because it is in the Mediterranean climate with winter and spring is usually cold and dry wind but the summer in Arles is extremely beautiful. In the summer of Arles, there are often special art activities, cultural festivals and festivals.

In addition to the architectural works from Rome, Arles is also famous by the famous famous artist Vincent Van Gogh who lived here for a time in the late 19th century. The beauty of the city inspired the artist. composed more than 300 oil paintings including many works about sunflowers. Also, Arles is called " Sunflower City " by many people .

Along with Paris, Arles is now a major tourist attraction city in France. Especially in the summer when cultural activities and festivals take place. Arles is packed with tourists looking to enjoy the festive atmosphere as well as learning about the culture and history of this Mediterranean city.