Place des Quinconces

Place des Quinconces is a village green in Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Place des Quinconces is situated nearby to the government office Consulat de Côte d’Ivoire, as well as near the college Institut Bordelais de Stylisme Modélisme.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monument aux Girondins and Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux.

Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux

Theater building

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The Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux is an opera house in Bordeaux, France, first inaugurated on 17 April 1780. It was in this theatre that the ballet La fille mal gardée premiered in 1789, and where a young Marius Petipa staged some of his first ballets. Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux is situated 380 metres southeast of Place des Quinconces.

La Faïencerie mansion

Historic building

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La Faïencerie mansion is a historic building, which is situated 170 metres west of Place des Quinconces.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bordeaux, Port of the Moon and Le Bouscat.

Bordeaux, Port of the Moon

Quarter

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The Port de la Lune is the name given to the harbour of Bordeaux, dating to the Middle Ages, because of the shape of the river crossing the city. It is represented by a crescent on the coat of arms of Bordeaux, and by three interlaced crescents in the logotype of the municipality.

Le Bouscat

Town

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Le Bouscat is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the north side. Its sister city is Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA… Le Bouscat is situated 3 km northwest of Place des Quinconces.