“The project of the century”nothing much less, will quickly spring from the bottom within the city space of Béziers (Hérault). Robert Ménard, its ultra-media mayor, numerous right-wing, previously near Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour, has the eyes of a kid when he talks about his newest municipal ambition so far, extravagant: to rebuild Béziers as town was within the yr 30 AD. That’s not all: below the title of “Ancient Béziers”, the monumental web site can be alive and open to the general public, in fixed evolution, for thirty years, and can use Gallo-Roman strategies to the erection of buildings.
Robert Ménard goals for a historic-tourist park, “not just an amusement park where people go to dress up as Romans”. Arenas, a discussion board, domus and different communal components of the interval must be constructed below the attention of holiday makers wishing to find or study in regards to the building strategies of yesteryear. Blacksmiths, stonemasons, mosaicists and tanners can be current on a everlasting foundation, with a view to enjoyable and training. And there may even be gladiator fights. “There is a kind of incredible madness about embarking on this project, but I like things that are a little crazy”he stated. The first shot of fossorium (“pickaxe” in modern Gallic) is deliberate for 2027, for opening the next yr.
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