Colonne Louis-XVI
Colonne Louis-XVI is a monument in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire. Colonne Louis-XVI is situated nearby to the bus station Foch - Cathédrale, as well as near the apartment building Immeuble, 1 place Maréchal-Foch.Photo: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: monument in Nantes
- Also known as: “colonne Louis-XVI”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nantes Cathedral and Museum of Fine Art of Nantes.
Nantes Cathedral
Church
Photo: Eusebius, Public domain.
Nantes Cathedral, or the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes, is a Roman Catholic Gothic cathedral located in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes Cathedral is situated 130 metres south of Colonne Louis-XVI.
Museum of Fine Art of Nantes
Museum
Photo: Htmlvv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fine Arts Museum of Nantes, along with 14 other provincial museums, was created, by consular decree on 14 Fructidor in year IX. Today the museum is one of the largest museums in the region. Museum of Fine Art of Nantes is situated 160 metres east of Colonne Louis-XVI.
Saint-Pierre gate, Nantes
City gate
Photo: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Saint-Pierre gate is the best-preserved remnant of the city walls of Nantes, France.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Île Feydeau and Ancienne Carrière de Miséry.
Ancienne Carrière de Miséry
Locality
Photo: François de Dijon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ancienne Carrière de Miséry is a locality, which is situated 3 km southwest of Colonne Louis-XVI.
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. Rezé is situated 3½ km southwest of Colonne Louis-XVI.
Colonne Louis-XVI
- Categories: sculpture, victory column, and historic site
- Location: Nantes, Arrondissement of Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.2195° or 47° 13′ 10″ northLongitude
-1.54984° or 1° 32′ 59″ westInception
1790—1823Height
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
8CVW6F92+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 142532680OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q2984293
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In Other Languages
From Breton to French—“Colonne Louis-XVI” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Kolonenn Loeiz XVI”
- Chinese: “路易十六纪念柱”
- French: “Colonne de la Liberté (Nantes)”
- French: “Colonne de la Liberté”
- French: “Colonne Louis XVI”
- French: “colonne Louis-XVI”
- French: “Colonne Louis-XVI”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Foch - Cathédrale and Immeuble, 1 place Maréchal-Foch.
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