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THE GREAT MACHINE ELEPHANT OF THE ISLAND..

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An elephant made of wood, leather and metal, 12 m high, circulates through the naval quarters, spraying passers-by.

The famous pachyderm lives on the Ile de Nantes, under the naves of the Galerie des Machines. This elephant made of wood, leather and metal is 12 m high and weighs 48 tons. It moves around the shipyard district, spraying passers-by with water. You climb on its back from its steel cathedral to the Carroussel des Mondes Marins where it drops you off for a ride. An unusual walk of about 30 minutes to discover the old site of the shipyards and the quays of the Loire.

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fabou08
Visited in august 2017
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"Gigantesque" c est le mot !
C est l une des attractions de l ile aux machines. Il ravira les petits comme les grands! Les enfants se feront arroser avec plaisir et en redemanderont !!!!
Geraud2707
Visited in august 2016
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C'est l'attraction principale des Machines de L'île ! On ne peut pas le rater lorsqu'il est de sortie... Dès la descente du tramway (à une centaine de mètres de l'autre côté du pont Anne de Bretagne) vous l'apercevrez ! L'ambiance Jules Verne nous transporte et l'éléphant est une vraie réussite. Vous apprécierez également lorsqu'il vous arrosera par surprise !
Visited in april 2017
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original, majestueux, énorme ... et ça se déplace, à voir, c'est gratuit tant que l'on ne monte pas dessus (ou dedans)
Haelia
Visited in july 2016
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Impressionnant tant de l'intérieur que de l'extérieur. Permet d'avoir une vue surélevée de la ville, magnifique.
sandrinarr
Visited in april 2017
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En arrivant au musée des machines, ne j'imaginais pas trouver une telle machine, un jouet de perfection splendide, une fois en marche il est encore plus splendide.
De sa hauteur il est agréable de contempler Nantes.

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