- Design and build a robust and elegant edifice
- Build on a small lot and on a site that was imposed
- Provide the spectators maximum visibility
- Organize the space in a way that would respect and represent the social hierarchy
- Ensure that spectators, technicians, animals, and gladiators could get around easily in the amphitheater
- Design the water evacuation system
- Design a backstage system that would be adequate for the events held in the arena
The construction of the Arena, watercolor drawing, A.P. SIMIL, 1868
(Musée des Beaux-Arts ©City of Nîmes)
