Musée de la Romanité, Nîmes, August 2018 – at night
This new history museum sits opposite the Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes: modern architecture with squares, angles and light materials contrasting with the solidity and curves of the ancient structure.
during the day
Elizabeth de Portzamparc, the designer of the museum, deliberately chose to give her building a feeling of lightness and levitation, using 6,708 glass tiles on an undulating stainless steel frame, creating a drapery effect that might suggest a Roman toga.
Inside there are excellent exhibitions on the Roman history of the area, well worth the visit. Once you have absorbed the stories it tells, you can look out at the amphitheatre, through the squinting eye windows, and from the roof garden.
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 30 September 2018
Posted as part of Lens-Artists
Travel with Intent 
Once again, these are just incredible
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Interesting combination!
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As you have shown the museum is certainly a photographers dream Romanite Romantica. But that also applies to the Arena of Nines. I just don’t know if I like those 2 together.
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I know what you mean. I think it is often hard for us to accept modern alongside ancient. But it didn’t give me an issue when I saw it in reality – you can easily enjoy each one in its own right. And each provides a view to the other.
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Wow!
This is extraordinarily wonderful indeed 🙂
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Truly awesome.
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A Roman toga? Really? That’s some imagination.
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Wow! What stunning feats of architecture! Old and new
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Lovely juxtaposition. Both wonderful structures.
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Oh, wow, what an interesting juxtaposition!
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It is interesting how designers try to break the “normal” look to create their own designs.
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What an interesting dichotomy Deb, good choice!
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Wow, Debbie. I’ve never seen anything like this! Perfect for the challenge!
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