Grand Temple, Protestant temple in Nîmes, France

The Grand Temple is a Protestant church on boulevard Amiral-Courbet in Nîmes, built between 1714 and 1736 as the church of a Dominican convent. Its pale stone facade is Baroque, with a dark double door under a carved crest, paired pilasters and a tall grid-paned window. Inside, a barrel-vaulted hall has columns, reddish-brown pews, a pulpit and a pipe organ in a dark wood case.

The building was erected as the church of a Dominican convent between 1714 and 1736. At the Revolution the Dominicans abandoned it, and the disused church was rented by Protestants and inaugurated by pastor Paul Rabaut. In 1803 it was officially assigned to Reformed worship and took the name Grand Temple; an organ followed in 1821.

The name Grand Temple was adopted in 1803, when the former Dominican church was officially assigned to Reformed worship; pastor Paul Rabaut inaugurated the Protestant use. Inside, two black marble slabs on the wall behind the entrance carry the Decalogue and the "summary of the Law", the only ornament of a sober Languedoc Protestant hall.

The building stands in the city center and is easy to reach on foot from major landmarks and public spaces. Visitors should expect limited access outside of service times, and quiet, respectful behavior is appreciated when inside.

The pipe organ was built in 1821, some eighteen years after the building was officially assigned to Reformed worship in 1803. It stands at the far end of the hall above a wooden balustrade, with its silver-colored metal pipes set in a dark wood case, directly above the pulpit and the two arched wooden doors.