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CRYPTOPORTIQUES DU FORUM

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2024
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Roman Cryptoportiques, impressive multi-purpose underground galleries beneath today's town hall.

Built in 40 B.C., the cryptoporticoes served as a base and stabilizer for the Forum's esplanade, located on a sloping ground. They consist of three U-shaped galleries, closed on the west, 89 meters long and 59 meters wide. The southern gallery is dug into the rock, while the northern one is in an area filled in by several meters. In the5th century, the cryptoporticoes were divided, used as a cellar, then as a dumping ground... A refuge during the Second World War, their definitive clearing dates from 1951.


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Jenny0622
Visited in july 2019
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Dans les entrailles d'Arles
Une crypte située sous la ville arlésienne : aussi vaste que ça, il faut le voir pour le croire ! Structure très impressionnante.
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Visited in march 2019
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En sous-sol
Les cryptoportiques sont un retour dans le monde antique. Elles permettent de se projeter en imaginant le niveau du sol du temps des romains et d'apprécier les capacités d'architecture.
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Visited in august 2016
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Les cryptoportiques situés sous la place (ancien forum) sont accessibles par la mairie.
Une curiosité antique, les galeries romaines s'étendent en U et permettent une déambulation dans la fraîcheur en période d'été.
Il manque cependant des panneaux explicatifs, et le flyer donné à l'entrée est un peu succinct.

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