Arena in french

The Arena of Nimes are installed in an ancient Roman amphitheater. It dates from the first century and is still used for concerts, festivals or bullfights. The rest of the time, it is possible to visit it.

 The Roman Colosseum was inspired by the architecture.
It was erected between the years 50 and 100 AD. 24,000 spectators could take place on 34 rows of bleachers. The front seats were reserved for Roman notables. It was already for organizing shows for the population of Nîmes, such as gladiator fights.
In 404, it prohibits gladiators and the monument was converted into a fortress by the Visigoths, a Germanic people. They added towers and a moat. Later, the area became a fortified village. The houses were destroyed in the course of the eighteenth and nineteenth century.