Nantes in Pays de la Loire Region
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Passage Pommeraye

The Passage Pommeraye is a small shopping mall in central Nantes, France, named after its property developer, Louis Pommeraye. Construction started at the end of 1840 and was completed on 4 July 1843. The Passage Pommeraye is a passage between two streets, the rue Santeuil and rue de la Fosse, with one 9.40 m higher than the other. Midway, there is a flight of steps and the mall then continues on another floor.

Located at 47.2133, -1.55972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Nantes, Shopping arcades in France

Nantes Cathedral

Nantes Cathedral or the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Nantes (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes), is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The construction of the cathedral began in 1434, on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, and took 457 years to finish, finally reaching completion in 1891.

Located at 47.218, -1.5508 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Cathedrals in France, Roman Catholic cathedrals in Europe, Buildings and structures in Nantes, 1434 establishments, Religious buildings completed in 1891, 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings, Gothic architecture in France, Churches in Loire-Atlantique, Official historical monuments of France, Visitor attractions in Nantes

La Folle Journée

La Folle Journée is a French annual classical music festival held in Nantes. It is the largest classical music festival in France. The festival's name refers to the Pierre Beaumarchais play The Marriage of Figaro, whose alternative title is La Folle Journée ("The Follies of a Day"). René Martin founded the La Folle Journée festival in 1995, with the intention of presenting short classical music concerts for diverse audience, on one day.

Located at 47.2131, -1.5425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Music festivals in France, Classical music festivals, Nantes

Château des ducs de Bretagne

This article includes information translated from the Wikipedia article Château des ducs de Bretagne The Château des ducs de Bretagne (English: Castle of the Dukes of Brittany) is a large castle located in the city of Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique département of France; it served as the centre of the historical province of Brittany until its separation in 1941. It is located on the right bank of the Loire, which formerly fed its ditches.

Located at 47.2158, -1.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Castles in Pays de la Loire, Buildings and structures in Nantes, Châteaux of the Loire Valley, Loire-Atlantique, Official historical monuments of France, History of Brittany, Museums in Nantes

Théâtre Graslin

The Théâtre Graslin is a theatre and opera house in the city of Nantes in France. Created in a new district of the city in the late 18th Century by the local architect Mathurin Crucy and named after the owner of the land, Jean-Louis Graslin. Built in the Italian style, the auditorium holds 822 people. Inaugurated on 23 March 1788 it quickly became a major opera house for the city which nowadays, along with the "Grand Théâtre d'Angers", combines with Angers to form a joint Angers-Nantes opera.

Located at 47.2136, -1.56222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neoclassical architecture in France, Opera houses in France, Music venues completed in 1788, Theatres completed in 1788

Gare de Nantes

The Gare de Nantes is the principal passenger railway station serving the French city of Nantes. It is a through station aligned east-west, with entrances and station facilities on both north and south sides. The two entrances are often described as Gare Nord and Gare Sud, as if they were separate stations, but they are in fact linked to each other and to all the platforms by a pedestrian subway.

Located at 47.2167, -1.54167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Transport in Nantes, Railway stations in Pays de la Loire, TER Pays de la Loire

Jardin des plantes de Nantes

The Jardin des plantes de Nantes (73,280 m²) 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. The city's earliest botanical garden dated to 1688 as a small medicinal plant collection outside the city walls, near today's Rue Paré. It subsequently fell into disuse but in 1726 was revived as a Royal Garden for exotic plants.

Located at 47.2194, -1.54278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Nantes, Gardens in Loire-Atlantique, Botanical gardens in France, Visitor attractions in Nantes, Greenhouses

Tour Bretagne

The Tour Bretagne (Tower Brittany in English), opened November 18, 1976 at 5:00 pm, is an office building situated in the city centre of Nantes between a main thoroughfare, Cours des 50-Otages, and the Place de Bretagne (Brittany square). With a height of 472 feet (144 meters), it dominates the skyline of Nantes and is the third tallest building in France outside of Paris, after Tour Part-Dieu in Lyon and CMA CGM Tower in Marseilles.

Located at 47.2169, -1.55861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Nantes, Skyscrapers in France, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters

Palais de la Bourse (Nantes)

The Palais de la Bourse is a building on place du Commerce in Nantes, France, begun at the end of the 18th century and completed in the 19th century. It was rebuilt at the end of the 20th century to house a branch of Fnac.

Located at 47.2128, -1.55833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neoclassical architecture in France, Buildings and structures in Nantes

Tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany

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.

Located at 47.2183, -1.55083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Renaissance sculptures, Breton art, Monuments and memorials in France

Musée Dobrée

The Musée Dobrée is a museum in Nantes, in the quartier Graslin in the immediate outskirts of the city centre and very close to the city's Natural History Museum. It was given to the city by Thomas Dobrée (13 August 1810-1895) and now belongs to the Conseil général de la Loire-Atlantique. In January 2010, the Conseil général began a project to restructure and modernise the museum, which is planned for completion in 2015.

Located at 47.2122, -1.56694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Nantes, Archaeological museums in France, Art museums and galleries in France, Romanesque Revival architecture, Egyptological collections in France, Art museums established in 1899, 1899 establishments in France

Donatian and Rogatian

Donatian and Rogatian were two brothers, martyred in Nantes during the reign of Roman Emperor Maximian, around 288-290, for refusing to deny their faith. They are also known as les enfants nantais. Their feast day is May 24.

Located at 47.2247, -1.54488 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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3rd-century Christian martyrs, Eastern Orthodox saints, People from Nantes, Christian martyrs executed by decapitation, Year of birth unknown