Hommage aux Français d’Afrique du Nord

Hommage aux Français d’Afrique du Nord is a work of art in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Hommage aux Français d’Afrique du Nord is situated nearby to the convention center Mediterranean University Centre, as well as near the beach La Vela.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Inscription: “1830 - 1962 -2012 ‘Hommage aux Français d’Afrique du Nord de toutes confessions’. Ils ont construit un pays, l’Algérie, l’ont quitté dans la douleur en 1962. Arrivés en nombre sur la Côte d’Azur, ils ont participé à son essor et à sa réussite.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mediterranean University Centre and Villa Furtado-Heine.

Mediterranean University Centre

Convention center

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Mediterranean University Centre is a convention center.

Villa Furtado-Heine

Historic building

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Villa Furtado-Heine is a historic mansion in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. It was built from 1784 to 1787. It was the home of French-Jewish philanthropist Cécile Furtado-Heine, who donated it to the government for the convalescent of army officers following return of the French expeditionary force of Madagascar. Villa Furtado-Heine is situated 140 metres north of Hommage aux Français d’Afrique du Nord.

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nice

Museum

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The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nice in Nice, France at 33 av. des Baumettes was built in the former private mansion built in 1878 by the Russian Princess, Elizaveta Vasilievna Kochubey. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nice is situated 340 metres northwest of Hommage aux Français d’Afrique du Nord.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cimiez and Villefranche-sur-Mer.

Cimiez

Suburb

Cimiez is an upper-class neighborhood in Nice, Southern France. The area contains the Musée Matisse and the ruins of Cemenelum, capital of the Ancient Roman province Alpes Maritimae on the Ligurian coast. Cimiez is situated 3 km northeast of Hommage aux Français d’Afrique du Nord.

Villefranche-sur-Mer

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Villefranche-sur-Mer is a small beach resort and residential town on the French Riviera. The deep water harbour is home to Mediterranean cruise boats, whose tenders routinely disgorge several thousand passengers on organised trips to nearby Eze Village and Monaco.