Les Machines de l’Île

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Les Machines de l’Île is a large-scale artistic and cultural project in Nantes featuring fantastical mechanical creatures and interactive machines inspired by Jules Verne and Leonardo da Vinci.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf artistic and cultural project
public art installation
theme park
tourist attraction
associatedWith City of Nantes
Nantes’ industrial shipyard heritage
country France
creator François Delarozière
Pierre Orefice
designedFor family tourism
public interaction
genre interactive installation
kinetic sculpture
mechanical art
hasMainAttraction Carrousel des Mondes Marins
Galerie des Machines
Grand Éléphant
hasPart Arbre aux Hérons (project)
Carrousel des Mondes Marins
Galerie des Machines
Grand Éléphant
hasWebsite https://www.lesmachines-nantes.fr
inspiredBy Jules Verne
Leonardo da Vinci
languageOfWorkOrName French
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Loire-Atlantique
Pays de la Loire NERFINISHED
locatedOn Île de Nantes
location Nantes NERFINISHED
notableWork Carrousel des Mondes Marins
Galerie des Machines
Grand Éléphant
openingDate 2007
operatedBy La Machine (company)
partOf urban renewal of Île de Nantes
subjectHasRole symbol of Nantes’ cultural identity
theme fantastical mechanical creatures
imaginary worlds
industrial heritage
touristAttractionType urban cultural attraction
usesMaterial hydraulic systems
pneumatic systems
steel
wood
visitorType international tourists
local residents

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Nantes
hasLandmark
Nantes
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