Old photograph Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) La Place Royale

(item sold as is, used condition see all photos) old photograph nantes (loire-atlantique) place royale height: 300mm width: 240mm the monumental fountain symbolizes the river and maritime vocation of nantes. Its pyramidal structure is made up of three superimposed granite basins. The city is represented by a white marble statue (all the others are in bronze) having the features of a crowned woman, holding a trident. It stands facing rue crébillon, perched on a pedestal surmounting a circular pool overlooking the lower level. She watches over a series of allegorical statues. The loire is represented by a woman, seated in the same direction as the statue of nantes, and who pours water from two amphoras. Its tributaries are symbolized by two statues of women and two statues of men, half-reclining and pouring water from an amphora: the erdre, the sèvre, the cher and the loiret. Other statues symbolize the eight geniuses of industry and commerce: blowing water through shells and perched on dolphins spitting water from their nostrils, they recall the major role of the port in the economy from the city.

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