Tourist attractions Nancy

The square's main point of interest is the marvellous gold-plated wrought iron gates made by Jean Lamour that adorn the four cut-off corners and entrances to Rue Stanislas and Rue Sainte-Catherine. The northern gates surround the fountains of Neptune..

The Lorraine Historical Museum contains documentation of exceptional quality and depth on the Lorraine, from prehistory to the Great War. Souvenirs of the dynasty of the dukes of Lorraine, tapestries, paintings by Georges de La Tour, prehistorical ar..

The Fine Arts Museum is housed in one of the pavilions on Place Stanislas. It displays its collections of 14th to 20C works with subtle use of light and sometimes unexpected combinations. Some of the most interesting collections include the 787 engra..

Built in the 13C, the Ducal Palace was rebuilt after the victory of René II over the Foolhardy - its austere façade is relieved by the elegant portery, its only flamboyant style decoration. The palace now houses the Musée Historique Lorrain.

An overview of the rebirth in decorative arts in Nancy from 1885. Inlaid wood furniture by Gallé, Louis Majorelle, Eugène Vallin and Jacques Gruber, posters and drawings by Prouvé, Martin and Collin, glasswork by Gallé and the Daum brothers, stained-..

In the 11C, knights from Lorraine brought back one of the fingers of St Nicholas to the town known as Port (named after the busy trade carried out on the River Meurthe). A church was built around the shrine, attracting pilgrims from near and far. The..

From Place Stanislas, its main façade is inspired by Antiquity. The other façade, looking onto Place de la Carrière, is more simple. The Arch, in imitation of the Arch of Septimus Severus in Rome, was built from 1754 to 1756 in honour of Louis XV. Th..

This long square used to be for horse training and dates back to the ducal period, but was redesigned by Héré. It is surrounded by lovely 18C private mansions and each corner is adorned with a fountain. At each end, there are gates by Lamour, with it..

This is the former residence of the governors of Lorraine. The peristyle is linked to the houses on the square by an ionic colonnade topped with a balustrade decorated with vases. Between each column, there are busts of characters from mythology.

Built in the late 15C, the church contains the recumbent statue of Philippa de Gueldre, second wife of René II, sculpted in very fine limestone by Ligier Richier. On the southern waall, the tomb of René II was made in 1509 by Mansuy Gauvain. The duca..

At the end of the Grande-Rue, this majestic gate, built in the 14C, is the oldest in the city. It was used as a prison and is now an annexe of the Musée Lorrain. It is decorated with the Nancy thistle and the Lorraine cross.

A Baroque façade houses an interior that is richly decorated with sculpted confessionals in the Louis XV style, gates by Jean Lammour and a rocaille pulpit. In the pulpit, the Tombeau of Stanislas and a monument to the heart of Marie Leszczynska, scu..

The Botanical Gardens are situated near to the Faculté des Sciences at the bottom of a valley. They cover 25 hectares, including 2,500 m2 of tropical greenhouses. Here, you will find 6,500 species of Alpine, ornamental and medicinal plants and an arb..

The commune of Villey is the only example in France of a village that is surrounded by a defensive enclosure built in the late 19C. Although building was completed in the space of five years, the fort played no active role in the First World War. The..

The Adams, famous Nancy sculptors of the 18C, elegantly decorated this, their home.

The church has a spectacular concave façade decorated with four large bas-reliefs and is the masterpiece of architect Jenesson. It was consecrated in 1732. Inside, the three hall-style naves are topped with a strange flat vault. The lateral altars ar..

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Built in 1755, the town hall is decorated with the coats of arms of Stanislas: an eagle for Poland, horseman for Lithuania and buffalo for his family. There is a magnificent staircase with an ornate bannister by Jean Lamour. In the square salon, ther..

The cathedral contains chapel gates by Lamour, a Vierge à l'Enfant sculpted by Bagard (17C) and a treasury with many objects that belonged to the Bishop of Toul Saint Gauzelin - ring, chalice, paten, comb and evangelistary.

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