La tortue géante
La tortue géante is a work of art in Lille, North, Hauts-de-France. La tortue géante is situated nearby to the river Canal de la Tortue, as well as near the sports venue Accro Lille.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Citadel of Lille and Lille Zoo.
Citadel of Lille
Castle
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The Citadel of Lille is a pentagonal citadel of the city wall of Lille, in France. It was built between 1667 and 1670. It hosts the Corps de réaction rapide France. Citadel of Lille is situated 440 metres south of La tortue géante.
Magasins généraux de Lille
Historic building
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Magasins généraux de Lille is a historic building, which is situated 640 metres east of La tortue géante.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vieux-Lille and Esquermes.
Vieux-Lille
Suburb
Vieux-Lille is a district in the north of Lille. It is the district with the most pre-19th-century buildings. It still boasts many cobbled streets and traces of the canals that crisscrossed the city in centuries gone by. It is home to 20,000 inhabitants.
Esquermes
Suburb
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Esquermes is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. Since 1858 it is part of Lille.
Lambersart
Town
Lambersart is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. This commune is located in the Métropole Européenne de Lille, and is a suburb of the city of Lille, bordering it on its northwest side. Inhabitants of the town are called Lambersartois.
La tortue géante
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Lille, Arrondissement of Lille, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.64514° or 50° 38′ 43″ northLongitude
3.04411° or 3° 2′ 39″ eastOpen location code
9F25J2WV+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 13945144689OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Canal de la Tortue and Accro Lille.
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