City of Timgad
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| City of Timgad | |
| Designer | unknown |
| Location | Algeria, [[:]] |
| Date | 100 |
| Building Type | city |
| Climate | mediterranean |
| Context | in Aures mountains |
| Architectural Style | Ancient Roman, Corinthian |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | Roman colonial city founded by Trajan. 40' high Arch of Trajan. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/City_of_Timgad.html |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Sites | |
| Name | Timgad |
| UNESCO State Party | Algeria |
| Region | Arab States |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii, iv |
| UNESCO Site ID | 194 |
| Year of Listing | 1982 |
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Commentary
"The walled but unfortified city was laid out in the usual rigid Roman grid pattern. The extensive forum occupies the lower center, with the 3,500-seat open-air theater adjacent, while four major baths, a library, and the Capitoline Temple constitute the other key buildings. Substantial houses and shops filled most of the blocks inside the walled core; the extensive but casually laid-out 'suburbs' outside accommodated the rest of the population."
— G. E. Kidder Smith. Looking at Architecture. p30.
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Georges Gromort. Historire Abregee de L'Architecture en Grece et a Rome. Paris: Vincent, Freal and Cie, Editeurs, MCMXLVII. NA260.G7. elevation drawing of arch, f119, p215.
G. E. Kidder Smith. Looking at Architecture. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, 1990. ISBN 0-8109-3556-2. LC 90-30728. NA200.S57 1990. discussion p30. photo of street to Arch, p30, columns, 31. — Available at Amazon.com
Henri Stierlin. Comprendre l'Architecture Universelle 1. Paris: Office du Livre S.A. Fribourg (Suisse), 1977. plan drawing, p77. no image credit.
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