Palais de la Bourse, Nantes, France

West facade of the Palais de la Bourse, or Nantes Stock Exchange, built 1790-1815 by Mathurin Crucy in neoclassical style, now a Fnac shop, on the Place de la Bourse, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. This facade features 10 Doric columns with statues above each, representing Laws, Abundance, Fine Arts, Geography, City of Nantes, America, Africa, Asia, Europe and Prudence. In front of the building is the statue of Georges de Villebois-Mareuil, a soldier from Nantes who died in the Boer War, 1906, by Charles Raoul Verlet, 1857-1923. Nantes was an important trading port and wealthy city, having profited from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13459120

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45383286

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7087px x 4567px (8.8MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen