Jardin Lapidaire

  • Historic site and monument
  • Historic patrimony
  • Ruins and remains
  • Town of Art & History
  • Gallo-roman
Avenue Ziem, Jonquières, 13500 Martigues
This monument which has not been the subject of reasoned excavations or surveys accurate was dismantled in the 1970s and is found today partially reassembled in the lapidary garden.
On the edge of the Gallifet canal, it brings together some archaeological remains, stelae, fragments of a Gallo-Roman temple and in particular the altar discovered in the hamlet of St-Pierre (witness to imperial worship).

Standing in the Félix Ziem lapidary garden, an Armenian cross (Khatchkar) pays tribute to the victims of the Armenian genocide of April 1915.

The khachkar is a stone stele on which stands a large cross in relief. Work of art between sculpture and architecture, it is a specific Armenian creation. UNESCO included in November 2010 the art of Armenian stone crosses on the list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

The stele was inaugurated in December 2015, it participates in the duty of memory so as not to forget the mistakes of the past.

Services

Services

Car park
Animals accepted

Accessibility

Accessibility

Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities

Rates

Rates

Free access.

Location

Location

Jardin Lapidaire
Avenue Ziem, Jonquières, 13500 Martigues

Environment

Environment
  • Close to a motorway
  • Town location
  • Close to a public transportation
  • Close to GR footpath
  • Waterside
  • Pier within 500 m

Access

Access
  • Marsella Provenza: Aeropuerto / Aeródromo 20 km
    Estación Martigues Lavéra: estación de tren a 4 km
Updated on 24 September 2025 at 15:06
by Office de Tourisme et des Loisirs de Martigues
(Offer identifier : 5538607)
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