- Musée de l'Arles et de la Provence antiques
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Coordinates: 43°40′36″N 4°37′40″E / 43.676650°N 4.627803°E
Musée de l'Arles antique Established 1995 Location Arles, France Type Archaeology Website Arles Museum of Antiquity The Musée de l'Arles antique or Musée départemental Arles antique or Musée de l'Arles et de la Provence antiques is an archeological museum housed in a modern building designed and built in 1995 by the architect Henri Ciriani, at Arles in the Bouches-du-Rhône département of France.
Exhibits
The museum houses a large collection of antiquities, including monumental Roman sculptures from the local region. Among the exhibits is a model of the multiple overshot water mills which existed at Barbegal, and have been been referred to as "the greatest known concentration of mechanical power in the ancient world".[1]
See also
- List of museums in France
References
- ^ Kevin Greene, "Technological Innovation and Economic Progress in the Ancient World: M.I. Finley Re-Considered", The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 53, No. 1. (Feb., 2000), pp. 29-59 (39)
Categories:- Archaeological museums in France
- Local museums in France
- Arles
- Roman Arles
- French museum stubs
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