La rue de l'Abreuvoir est une voie de Nantes, en France.
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Tour Bretagne opened on November 18, 1976, at 17:00, is a 37-story skyscraper situated in downtown Nantes between a main thoroughfare, Cours des 50 Otages, and Place Bretagne.
With a total height of 144 meters, it dominates the skyline of the city of Nantes and is the third tallest building in France outside of Paris, after Tour Part-Dieu in Lyon and CMA CGM Tower in Marseille. Built on the water tank, the antennas reach 25 metres above the top floor.
Initiated by André Morice then Mayor of Nantes, the building was conceived by French architect Claude Devorsine in the 1960s. By the time of its completion in the 1970s, public aesthetics had changed and the building was an economic failure, remaining mostly empty for a long time. It later became used for government offices.
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The Hôtel de Ville is a historic building in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, western France. It stands on Rue de l'Hôtel de Ville.
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The Basilica of Saint Nicholas is a minor basilica in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, historically in Brittany. The present church is a Gothic Revival structure built during the years 1844 to 1869 on the site of a mediaeval parish church largely rebuilt in the late 18th century. Because of the constrained site in the centre of the old city, the church is oriented north-south rather than the traditional east-west. The building was severely damaged in World War II in the Allied bombardment of 16 September 1943. Structural repairs were not completed until 1978. It was declared a minor basilica by Pope Leo XIII on 26 October 1882.
The Gothic Revival furnishings were registered as a monument historique on 20 November 1985, the church itself on 6 November 1986.
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The Nantes Metropolis is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Nantes. It is located in the Loire-Atlantique department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine de Nantes. Its area is 523.4 km2. Its population was 636,013 in 2018, of which 314,138 in Nantes proper.
The metropolis is a member of the Nantes - Saint-Nazaire and Loire-Bretagne metropolitan clusters, as well as the Eurocities network, of which it chaired the Culture Forum in 2009.
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Place Royale is a historic square in the city centre of Nantes, France. Designed in 1786 by local architectMathurin Crucy, it was constructed in 1790 after the demolition of the medieval ramparts. The square forms the centerpiece of a cohesive neoclassical architectural ensemble built for the occasion. At its heart is a monumental fountain, inaugurated in 1865.
Dedicated to commerce from its inception, Place Royale has hosted notable emporia that remain significant in local memory and continues to serve a mercantile purpose in the 21st century. Unlike other royal plazas in France, the square has never featured a monarch’s statue, despite its name. It holds symbolic importance in Nantes and is a popular venue for artistic, festive, and political gatherings.
Severely damaged during World War II, the square was meticulously restored between 1945 and 1961. Over time, it became a roundabout for motor vehicles, but a renovation from 2007 to 2011 integrated it into the pedestrian zone of Nantes’ city center.
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