The Gardens of the Fountain: Works of regularization of the debit(output) of water of the source called here the Fountain, in the XVIII-th century will be at the origin of the discovery of an antique site abandoned since Moyen-Age and creation of one of the first public gardens in Europe.

Respecting the plan of the antique sanctuary, fitted out around the source towards the end of the 1-st century before JC under Auguste, Jacques Philippe Mareschal, director of the fortifications of Languedoc and

the architect nîmois desssinent Gabriel Dardailhon a formal garden decorated with vases(muds) and Lens's marble or stone statues.

The high part(party) of the garden, the Cavalier Mountain was planted only during the XIX-th century. Here dominate Mediterranean sorts as pines, cypress, holm oaks, box tree and very green laurels all year long.

Diane's temple: The building known under the name of Diane's temple in the gardens of the Fountain is the most romantic monument, but also the most enigmatic of Nimes

Associated certainly since the construction to the imperial sanctuary, one does not know its exact function(office): cultural room or maybe library?

Another mystery reigns around the place of Diane's temple, drilled by niches crowned with pediments, which inspired the big architect of the Italian Renaissance, Andréa Palladio.

Credit text and photos: Brochure " to discover Nimes " of the Office of Tourism of Nimes