Grand Éléphant

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Grand Éléphant is a monumental mechanical walking elephant sculpture in Nantes, France, that carries passengers as part of the Les Machines de l’Île artistic attraction.

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Label Occurrences
Grand Éléphant canonical 4
Great Elephant 1
Great Elephant of Nantes 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf kinetic artwork
mechanical sculpture
moving sculpture
tourist attraction
capacity around 45 passengers
category Art installations
Mechanical sculptures
Public art in France
Tourist attractions in Nantes
country France
designer François Delarozière
La Machine
function carries passengers
tourist rides
genre mechanical art
street theatre
hasFeature accessible balconies
interior passenger space
moving ears
moving trunk
sprays water from trunk
hasWebsite https://www.lesmachines-nantes.fr
height approximately 12 meters
inception 2007
inspiredBy Jules Verne
industrial heritage of Nantes
languageOfName French
length approximately 8 meters
locatedIn France
Nantes
locatedOn Île de Nantes
material steel
wood
movementType walking
numberOfDecks 3
openingDate 2007
operator Les Machines de l’Île
partOf Les Machines de l’Île
urban regeneration project of Île de Nantes
poweredBy motor
theme fantastical machines
tourDuration about 30 minutes
touristRegion Pays de la Loire
tourRoute around the former shipyards on Île de Nantes
translationOfName Grand Éléphant self-linksurface differs
surface form: Great Elephant

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Les Machines de l’Île hasPart Grand Éléphant
Les Machines de l’Île notableWork Grand Éléphant
Île de Nantes hasLandmark Grand Éléphant
Grand Éléphant translationOfName Grand Éléphant self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Great Elephant
Carrousel des Mondes Marins near Grand Éléphant
this entity surface form: Great Elephant of Nantes