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THE MACHINE GALLERY

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Les Chantiers, Boulevard Léon-Bureau, 44200Nantes, France
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08.10.12.12.25
2024
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Galerie des Machines, where the Great Elephant was born, the real mascot of Nantes

The fruit of the unbridled imagination of Mr. Delarozière and Mr. Orefice, inspired by the worlds of Leonardo da Vinci and Jules Verne, the Galerie des Machines is above all the laboratory of the company La Machine, where the Great Elephant was born, today a real mascot of Nantes, who sleeps at night under the naves and during the day wanders on the quays, barking and spraying the onlookers, but also the Carrousel of the Marine Worlds where you can dive for a ride to the abyss. Overlooked by a heron with an 8-meter wingspan, the Galerie des Machines workshop takes you into the world of the future Heron Tree, a project that is still going strong and will welcome 450 people on its 22 branches in the Misery quarry. Beyond the 1/5th scale model of the Heron Tree, you will discover the giant hummingbird of the future mechanical aviary, the sky louse, the giant ant, the mechanical spider, or the one that will make the hearts of young and old capsize, also a future inhabitant of the tree: the sloth. After the swarm of butterflies that thrilled us in 2022, 2023 will be a time of renewal! Another way to see the quays of the Loire between the naves.


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fute_832886
Visited in september 2019
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modernite animale
En continuant sur cette ligne bleue nous voila devant ce grand hangar a l interieur un magnifique elephant oùnous pouvons monter dessus pour faire un tour
possibilité de visiter aussi les ateliers
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Visited in october 2019
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A faire absolument
Un pur moment de poésie et de surcroît très joyeux. De 50 à 8 ans, tout le monde a adoré.
Lauretest44
Visited in september 2019
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Magique
Un endroit magique qui ravi les petits et les grands. Il y a plein de machines différentes à voir
chrislaucar
Visited in november 2018
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Incontournable
Lieu incontournable à Nantes, la promenade de l'éléphant est déjà un spectacle (la visite en intérieur a finalement un attrait limité mis à part la hauteur). La galerie des machines est vraiment très chouette notamment avec des enfants, ne manquez pas l'atelier et les petits films
madamepouic
Visited in september 2019
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superbe
La présentation des machines et les démonstrations sont faites par une équipe dynamique, pleine d'humour et extrêmement sympathique. Tout est magnifique. A faire absolument

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