La Tapisserie, Stone sculpture in Nantes, France.
La Tapisserie is a stone sculptural work created by Jules Jacques Labatut and installed in the public space of Nantes since 1900.
This sculpture was inaugurated on April 19, 1900, during a period when Nantes experienced significant urban growth and valued public art as cultural expression.
As a public artwork, La Tapisserie demonstrates the importance of monumental sculpture in enhancing the urban landscape of early 20th-century Nantes.
The sculpture is freely accessible at all hours in Nantes public space and photography is permitted under Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0 license.
This work serves as testimony to local craftsmanship in stone carving and often serves as an example in studies of French public art.
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