Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Nantes, France

The Basilica of St. Nicolas in Nantes is a Catholic basilica constructed in the neo-Gothic architectural style, situated in the heart of Nantes. It is one of two basilicas in the city, the other being the Basilica of Saint Donatien and Saint Rogatien.

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The Place Royale, located in the city center of Nantes, France, was designed in 1786 by the Nantes architect Mathurin Crucy. Built in 1790 after the destruction of the medieval ramparts, it is the central element of a homogeneous set of buildings in the classical style built for this occasion. It has a monumental fountain inaugurated in 1865.

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The Sainte-Croix church is a church in Nantes built in the seventeenth century in the classical style and then modified in the nineteenth century. The building is located in the Bouffay district of which it has been the parish church since 1138.

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Emmanuel Halgan was a French Navy officer and admiral.

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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.

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The tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany is a monument located in Nantes, in the Cathedral of St. Peter. The project was commissioned by Anne of Brittany, Queen of France, who was the daughter of Francis and his second wife Margaret of Foix, who is also depicted beside Francis. The tomb was originally located in the chapel of the Carmelites in Nantes. Francis II had wished that his body rest there, to join the remains of his first wife Margaret of Brittany. The tomb eventually received the body of Francis and both his wives, though only his second wife is depicted.

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La Psallette is a manor house built in the fifteenth century, located in Nantes, France. The building was classified as a historical monument in 1910.

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The Porte Saint-Pierre is the best-preserved remnant of the city walls of Nantes in France.

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The Louis-XVI Column is a monument in the city of Nantes in France, installed in the center of the Place Maréchal-Foch. It is a twenty-eight-metre-high column, placed on a pedestal, surmounted by a statue of the King of France Louis XVI.

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The building, built in the eighteenth century, is located at No. 3 rue Sully and on the Cours Saint-André in Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1954. The building in its entirety, formed by Nos. 2 and No. 3 of the Rue Sully, constitutes the House of the Chapter.

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The Fine Arts Museum of Nantes, along with 14 other provincial museums, was created, by consular decree on 14 Fructidor in year IX. Today the museum is one of the largest museums in the region.

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The Chapelle de l’Oratoire is a former chapel of the Oratorians, dating from the 17th century, in Nantes, France. The chapel is located at Place de l'Oratoire, in the Malakoff-Saint-Donatien district, on the periphery of the city center, with Rue Henri-IV marking the boundary between these two districts. Incorporated into the Hôtel le Lasseur in 1775, the chapel was subsequently classified as a historic monument in 1952. The building is no longer used for religious purposes and has been incorporated into the city's Museum of Fine Arts.

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The Hôtel Cazenove de Pradines or Hôtel de Bouillé is a neo-classical style mansion built at the end of the 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 Hôtel de la Pilorgerie.

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The Hôtel de la Pilorgerie is a neo-classical style mansion built at the end of the 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.

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The Hôtel Saint-Pern is a former private mansion built in the eighteenth century, located in the rue Malherbe, in the Malakoff - Saint-Donatien district of Nantes, France, of which the only vestige is the portal, which was classified as a historical monument in 1952.

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Many chapels in France have been named the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception or the Chapel of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, in reference to the Immaculate Conception. Among them, we can distinguish: the chapel of Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception in Aix-en-Provence, in the Bouches-du-Rhône; the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in Baerenthal, in Alsace; the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in Menton, in the Alpes-Maritimes; the chapel of Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception in Nantes, in Loire-Atlantique; the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception of Saint-Denis, in Reunion Island; the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in Sallanches, in Haute-Savoie; the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in Sospel, in the Alpes-Maritimes.

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Family of deer, also called Group of deer or Deer, Doe and Fawn, or 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, in Nantes and in Sceaux in France.

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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.

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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.

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The Church of St Clement is a Catholic place of worship in Nantes, France, built in the 19th century. The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter holds services there according to the Tridentine rite.

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The Church of Sainte-Élisabeth de Nantes is located in Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique department in France.

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The Parc de la Moutonnerie is a landscaped garden in the city of Nantes.

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The former Nantes tramway is the first tramway network in the city of Nantes. It existed between 1879, when the first line was put into service, and 1958, when the network was closed for good.

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The Church of Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides is a Roman Catholic church in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique. It depends on the diocese of Nantes.

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The Broussais Park is a landscaped garden open to the public in the city of Nantes

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