Le Lieu unique, Contemporary cultural center in Nantes, France.
The building features a prominent Art Nouveau tower and incorporates concrete and metal construction throughout its industrial architectural design.
The structure, designed by architect Auguste Bluysen in 1895, served as the Lefèvre-Utile biscuit factory until production moved away from the city center in 1986.
The center presents over 100 annual performances spanning theater, dance, circus acts, along with exhibitions focusing on visual arts and literature.
Le Lieu unique maintains a capacity of 4000 visitors and includes multiple spaces such as a restaurant, bookstore, and day nursery within its premises.
The restoration work started in 1998 transformed an abandoned factory into a national center for contemporary arts while preserving its industrial heritage.
Location: Nantes
Architects: Auguste Bluysen
Architectural style: Art Nouveau architecture
Capacity: 4000
Address: 4 Rue de la Biscuiterie, 44000 Nantes, France 44200
Phone: +33251720555
Website: http://lelieuunique.com
GPS coordinates: 47.21528,-1.54575
Latest update: September 9, 2025 08:56
Nantes features diverse settings for photography, from gardens to historical monuments. Passage Pommeraye, a 19th-century shopping gallery, displays carved staircases and glass roofs across three levels. Île de Versailles offers a Japanese garden with stone lanterns and bamboo groves, while the Jardin des Plantes houses over 10,000 plant species in its greenhouses and pathways. Château des Ducs de Bretagne showcases Renaissance towers, and Cours Cambronne lines neoclassical facades around a tree-lined square. Converted former industrial sites create unique photographic spaces. The Hangar à Bananes, a former warehouse on the Loire quays, now hosts restaurants and galleries. Les Machines de l'Île set their mechanical creations in the naval shipyard’s Nefs. Le Lieu Unique occupies the LU factory with its distinctive tower, and Jardin des Fonderies preserves metal structures from its industrial past. In Trentemoult, a fishing village with houses painted red, yellow, and blue, narrow alleys run along the Loire.
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