Fountain Crocodile

Le crocodile de la Place du Marché par Martial Raysse, Fontaine au crocodile
France, Nimes
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Fountain Crocodile

Le crocodile de la Place du Marché par Martial Raysse, Fontaine au crocodile
France, Nimes
The Crocodile Fountain is located in the Market Square near the Nîmes Amphitheatre. The crocodile is a long-standing symbol of the city, depicted on its coat of arms. The composition of the fountain is a round scene, in the center of which lies a reptile. This is one of the favorite tourist places, as there are a number of cozy cafes near the fountain.

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Traveled 11 years ago
Rating 8
The artist and sculptor Martial Raysse created an original fountain with a crocodile on Place du Marche. Where do crocodiles come from in Nimes and what does this reptile have to do with the city? The story is like this... In 31 BC, Octavian defeated the fleet of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, after which he became emperor, adding the prefix Augustus to his name. In honor of this event in Nimes, around which the legionnaires received lands as a reward, a coin was minted. On one side of it was the profile of the emperor, and on the other - a crocodile, decorated with a laurel wreath and chained to a palm tree.
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