164 FR - Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments (1981)

Brief Description

"Arles is a good example of the adaptation of an ancient city to medieval European civilization. It has some impressive Roman monuments, of which the earliest – the arena, the Roman theatre and the cryptoporticus (subterranean galleries) – date back to the 1st century B.C. During the 4th century Arles experienced a second golden age, as attested by the baths of Constantine and the necropolis of Alyscamps. In the 11th and 12th centuries, Arles once again became one of the most attractive cities in the Mediterranean. Within the city walls, Saint-Trophime, with its cloister, is one of Provence's major Romanesque monuments."

阿尔勒城的古罗马建筑
"阿尔勒是古代城市适应欧洲中世纪文明的一个范例。城中有许多令人难忘的罗马古迹，其中最早的竞技场、古罗马剧场和古罗马地 道（地下通道）可追溯到公元前1世纪。阿尔勒经历了公元4世纪第二个黄金时代，君士坦丁浴场(the baths of Constantine)和阿利斯堪普斯墓地(the necropolis of Alyscamps)就是这一时期的见证。11至12世纪期间，阿尔勒再一次成为地中海地区最具魅力的城市，城内的圣特罗菲姆教堂(Saint- Trophime)是普罗旺斯地区众多的罗马式古迹之一。"
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/164

Courtesy of Asa from postcrossing forum