43 Sights in Nantes, France (with Map and Images)
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The Jardin des plantes de Nantes is a municipal botanical garden located on Rue Stanislas Baudry, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France. It is open daily without charge, but a fee is charged for the greenhouses.
2. Fontaine Wallace
Wallace fountains are public drinking fountains named after, financed by and roughly designed by Sir Richard Wallace. The final design and sculpture is by Wallace's friend Charles-Auguste Lebourg. They are large cast-iron sculptures scattered throughout the city of Paris, France, mainly along the most-frequented sidewalks. A great aesthetic success, they are recognized worldwide as one of the symbols of Paris. A Wallace fountain can be seen outside the Wallace Collection in London, the gallery that houses the works of art collected by Sir Richard Wallace and the first four Marquesses of Hertford.
3. Église Saint-Émilien
The Église Saint-Émilien is a Roman Catholic church located in Nantes, rue François-Bruneau, in the Hauts-Pavés - Saint-Félix district. It is dedicated to Saint Emilien, bishop of Nantes in the eighth century. Worship is celebrated according to the Tridentine rite, also known as the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. It belongs to the Priory of St. Louis under the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X (SSPX).
Wikipedia: Église Saint-Émilien de Nantes (FR), Website, Youtube
4. Chapelle de l'Oratoire
The Oratory Chapel is an ancient chapel of the Oratorians of the 17th century located in Nantes, France. It is located in Place de l'Oratoire, in the Malakoff - Saint-Donatien district. Incorporated into the Hotel Lelasseur in 1775, this chapel was classified as historical monuments in 1952. Not being devoted to the celebration of worship, it has become an annex to the Museum of Arts of the city.
5. Hôtel Scheult
The Hotel Scheult, or Hotel Seheult, is a neo-classical and eclectic mansion built in the early nineteenth century, overlooking the Cours Cambronne and the rue de l'Héronnière, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was classified as a historical monument in 1976. Its south façade was completely restored in 2015, highlighting all its sculptures and window frames.
6. Hôtel de la Marine
The Hôtel de la Marine, originally called Hôtel Massion, is a neo-classical and "neo-Louis-XV" style private mansion built in 1874, located in Nantes, France, at 2 Place Général-Mellinet between the boulevard Paul-Langevin and rue de Belleville, in the Dervallières neighborhood. The building was listed as a French Monument historique in 1988 and 2011.
7. Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul
Nantes Cathedral, or the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes, is a Roman Catholic Gothic cathedral located in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Construction began in 1434, on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, and took 457 years to finish in 1891. It has been listed since 1862 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
8. Les Anneaux
The Rings of Buren, also known simply as The Rings, is a work by Daniel Buren and Patrick Bouchain located on the Quai des Antilles on the Ile de Nantes in the eponymous city. Symbolizing the port's slave past, they were created for the 2007 Estuaire contemporary art festival, with Patrice Coupechoux, founder of IDM Groupe Coupechoux, as patron.
9. Tour de l'Éraudière
The Tour de l'Éraudière is part of the small heritage of the commune of Nantes, in the French department of Loire-Atlantique. It is located in the Nantes Erdre district, at the corner of Rue Coetquelfen and Chemin de l'Éraudière. Its original function is not certified, it is probably the remains of an old windmill.
10. Hôtel Cazenove de Pradines
The Cazenove Hotel in Pradines or Hôtel de Bouillé is a neo-classical mansion built at the end of the 18th century, located in rue Georges-Clemenceau, in Nantes, France. The building was registered as historic monuments in 1988. It was built symmetrically with a twin hotel, the Hotel de la Pilorgerie.
11. Hôtel d'Aux
The Hôtel d'Aux, which later became the hotel of the 11th Army Corps, is a neo-classical mansion built at the end of the eighteenth century, located at the corner of Place Maréchal-Foch and Rue Tournefort, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 2012.
12. Hôtel Durbé
The Hôtel Durbé, or Hôtel Durbé et Collin, is a neo-classical mansion built in the mid-eighteenth century in Nantes, France. It is located at the corner of Quai de la Fosse and Rue Mathurin-Brissonneau, in the Dervallières - Zola district. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1926.
13. Le Jardin extraordinaire
The Extraordinary Garden is a public park located in Nantes, in the western part of the former Carrière de Miséry, located on the right bank of the Loire, in the Bellevue - Chantenay - Sainte-Anne district. Access to the park is on the south side, from Cardiff Boulevard and Quai Marquis-d'Aiguillon.
14. Hôtel de la Pilorgerie
The Hôtel de la Pilorgerie is a neo-classical mansion built in the late eighteenth century, located in the rue Georges-Clemenceau, in Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1988. It is built symmetrically with a sister hotel, the Hotel Cazenove de Pradines.
15. Hôtel Grou
The Hôtel Grou is a neo-classical mansion built in the late eighteenth century, located at the corner of Rue Kervégan and Place de la Petite-Hollande, at the western end of Feydeau Island, in downtown Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1932 and 1986.
16. Hôtel Allard
The Hôtel Allard is a private mansion built between 1828 and 1856, located at No. 1 Place Général-Mellinet between Rue de Belleville and Boulevard de Launay, in the Dervallières - Zola district of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1991 and 2008.
17. Ancien couvent de la Visitation
The Visitation Convent is a former Visitandines convent located in Nantes, in France. Confiscated under the French Revolution, he became a hospital, a garrison circle then residence for the elderly. He was registered in the additional inventory of historic monuments in 1925.
18. Église Saint-Martin
The Église Saint-Martin de Chantenay is a parish church located in the city of Nantes in France, more precisely in the former commune of Chantenay-sur-Loire and the current district Bellevue - Chantenay - Sainte-Anne. It has been listed as a historical monument since 1990.
19. Hôtel Garreau
Hôtel Garreau is a neo-renaissance mansion built in 1845, located at the corner of Rue Dobrée and Rue Damrémont, in downtown Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1975. To the south, the hotel is next to the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port church.
20. Maison du Chapitre
The building, built in the eighteenth century, is located at No. 2 rue Sully and on the Cours Saint-André in Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1954. The entire building, consisting of No. 2 and No. 3 Rue Sully, is the Chapter's House.
21. Cerf, biche et faon au repos
Family of cervids, also called Group of deer or Deer, Doe and Fawn, or The Deer, refers to two animal groups sculpted in 1908 by Georges Gardet (1863-1939), of which there are at least three examples: in Buenos Aires in Argentina, Nantes and Sceaux in France.
22. Hôtel Philippe
The Hôtel Philippe is a private mansion built in 1828, located at No. 7 Place Général-Mellinet between Rue Rollin and Boulevard Saint-Aignan, in the Dervallières - Zola district of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 2011.
23. Hôtel Saint-Pern
The Hotel Saint-Pern is a former mansion built in the eighteenth century, located in the rue Malherbe, in the Malakoff - Saint-Donatien district of Nantes, France, whose only vestige is the portal, which was classified as a historical monument in 1952.
24. Basilique Saint-Donatien et Saint-Rogatien
Basilica of St. Donatian and St. Rogatian is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Nantes, France. The church was built in the late 19th century and is dedicated to saints Donatian and Rogatian. It was elevated to the rank of minor basilica in 1889.
25. Statue de la Délivrance
La Délivrance is a 1914 bronze statue by the French sculptor Émile Oscar Guillaume (1867–1942). The statue was created as a celebration of the First Battle of the Marne, when the German army was stopped before capturing Paris in August 1914.
26. Hôtel Maës
The Hôtel Maës is a mansion built in 1827, located at No. 4 Place Général-Mellinet between Boulevard Allard and Rue Richer, in the Dervallières - Zola district of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 2011.
27. Hôtel de Montaudoin
The Hotel Montaudouin, is a neo-classical style mansion built at the end of the eighteenth century, located on the Place Maréchal-Foch, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1951 and 1954.
28. Colonne Louis XVI
The Louis-XVI Column is a monument of the city of Nantes in France, installed in the center of the Place Maréchal-Foch. It is a column twenty-eight meters high, placed on a pedestal, surmounted by a statue of the King of France Louis XVI.
29. Hôtel Leglas-Maurice
The Hotel Leglas-Maurice, built in the nineteenth century, is located at 134 rue Paul-Bellamy in Nantes, France, in the Hauts-Pavés - Saint-Félix district. The building was listed as a historical monument by the decree of 10 July 2015.
30. Temple protestant
The Protestant Temple of Nantes is a religious building located on Place Édouard-Normand in the Hauts-Pavés - Saint-Félix district of Nantes, and inaugurated in 1956. The parish is a member of the United Protestant Church of France.
31. Villa de la Chantrerie
Villa de la Chantrerie is a manor built in the nineteenth century, located in Nantes, on the left bank of the Erdre, route de Gachet, in the Nantes Erdre district, in France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1997.
32. Hôtel Vauloup
The Hôtel Vauloup is a private mansion built between 1828 and 1856, located at No. 3 Place Général-Mellinet, in the Dervallières - Zola district of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1988.
33. Hôtel Saint-Aignan
The Hotel Saint-Aignan is a flamboyant Gothic style mansion built at the end of the fifteenth century, located rue Saint-Jean, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1926.
34. Hôtel Blon-et-Amouroux
The Blon-et-Amouroux hotel is a mansion built between 1828 and 1856, located at No. 5 in Place Général-Mellinet, in the Dervallières-Zola de Nantes, in France. The building was registered as historic monuments in 1991.
35. Hôtel O'Riordan
The Hotel O'Riordan is a neo-classical mansion, built in the mid-eighteenth century, located at No. 70 Quai de la Fosse, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was classified as a historical monument in 1938.
36. Immeuble CGA
The CGA building is located in Nantes, in the French department of Loire-Atlantique. It was awarded the "Heritage of the Twentieth Century" label, before being listed as a Historic Monument by the decree of 10 July 2015.
37. Hôtel Urvoy de Saint-Bedan
The Hôtel Urvoy de Saint-Bedan is a mansion built in 1840, located at the corner of rue Tournefort and rue d'Argentré, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1954.
38. Hôtel Ceineray
The Hotel Ceineray, built in the eighteenth century, is located at No. 1 rue Sully in Nantes, France, on the edge of the Malakoff - Saint-Donatien district. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1954.
39. Hôtel Deurbroucq
The Deurbroucq hotel is a neo-classical mansion built in the 18th century, located on the alley of Île-Gloriette, in the city center of Nantes, in France. The building was registered as historic monuments in 1945.
40. Basilique Saint-Nicolas
The Basilica of Saint-Nicolas de Nantes is a neo-Gothic Catholic basilica located in the city center of Nantes. It is one of the two basilicas in the city, along with the Basilica of St. Donatian and St. Rogatian.
41. Immeuble sur le Cours Cambronne
The building, built in the 18th century and 19th century, was located at No. 2 on rue des Cadeniers and on Cambronne Cours in Nantes, in France. The building was registered as historic monuments in 1949.
42. Le Square Cambronne
The building, built in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, is located at No. 18 rue de l'Héronnière and Cours Cambronne in Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1949.
Wikipedia: Immeuble au 18, rue de l'Héronnière de Nantes (FR)
43. Hôtel de La Villestreux
The Hôtel de La Villestreux is a neo-classical mansion built in the mid-eighteenth century, located on the Place de la Petite-Hollande, at the western end of Feydeau Island, in downtown Nantes, France.
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