Departure of the Acadian Exiles for New Orleans, Louisiana
Departure of the Acadian Exiles for New Orleans, Louisiana is a work of art in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire. Departure of the Acadian Exiles for New Orleans, Louisiana is situated nearby to Planetarium of Nantes, as well as near the community center Maison de quartier Le Dix.Photo: Bari Élisabeth, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: mural
- Description: mural by Robert Dafford in Nantes, France
- Also known as: “Acadians Mural”, “Départ des exilés acadiens pour la Nouvelle-Orléans”, and “Nantes Harbour, 1785”
- Inscription: “DEPART DES EXILES ACADIENS POUR LA NOUVELLE ORLEANS LOUISIANE REALISE PAR ROBERT DAFFORD LOUISIANE”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Planetarium of Nantes and Jules Verne Museum.
Planetarium of Nantes
Planetarium
Photo: Plindenbaum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nantes Planetarium is a public planetarium that opened on 18 June 1981. It operates as an auditorium that presents astronomy shows for all audiences.
Jules Verne Museum
Museum
The Musée Jules Verne is a museum dedicated to the French writer Jules Verne. It is located in the city of Nantes, France, and was opened in 1978 to mark the 150th anniversary of Verne's birth.
Saint-Anne’s church
Church
Photo: Pymouss44, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Anne’s church is situated 170 metres northwest of Departure of the Acadian Exiles for New Orleans, Louisiana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ancienne Carrière de Miséry and Trentemoult.
Ancienne Carrière de Miséry
Locality
Photo: François de Dijon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ancienne Carrière de Miséry is a locality.
Rezé
Town
Photo: Pymouss44, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rezé is a commune and former bishopric in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region of western France. It is a southern suburb of Nantes. It was also called Ratiate in the Middle Ages and Rezay in the High Middle Ages.
Departure of the Acadian Exiles for New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: mural and tourism
- Location: Nantes, Arrondissement of Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.20226° or 47° 12′ 8″ northLongitude
-1.57781° or 1° 34′ 40″ westInception
November 9th, 1993Open location code
8CVW6C2C+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2743935624OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=muralWikidata ID
Q20641877
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In Other Languages
“Departure of the Acadian Exiles for New Orleans, Louisiana” goes by many names.
- French: “Départ des exilés acadiens pour la Nouvelle-Orléans, Louisiane”
- French: “Fresque des Acadiens”
- French: “Le Port de Nantes, 1785”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maison de quartier Le Dix and Structures astronomiques.
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