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Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange

France
Date of Inscription: 1981
Minor modification inscribed year: 2007
Criteria: (iii)(vi)
Property : 9.4500 ha
Buffer zone: 232.0000 ha
Department of Vacluse, Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur
N44 8 8.6 E4 48 30.3
Ref: 163bis

Brief Description

Situated in the Rhone valley, the ancient theatre of Orange, with its 103-m-long facade, is one of the best preserved of all the great Roman theatres. Built between A.D. 10 and 25, the Roman arch is one of the most beautiful and interesting surviving examples of a provincial triumphal arch from the reign of Augustus. It is decorated with low reliefs commemorating the establishment of the Pax Romana.
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