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Visit the memorial to the abolition of slavery in Nantes, recalling the history of the slaves transported from this city.
The location chosen on the Quai de la Fosse is highly symbolic: it is from there that ships left to connect Africa and the West Indies during the era of triangular trade. A practice that greatly enriched Nantes between the 17th and 19th centuries. The artist Krzysztof Wodiczko and the architect Julian Bonder designed this memorial, with a vast green walk along the banks of the Loire, dotted with 2,000 glass plates recalling the names of the ships that left Nantes, and the 550,000 captives transported as slaves to the colonies. The visitor is welcomed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, then advances among the testimonies in the underground, recalling the confinement of the holds of ships.
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L'architecture du lieu symbolise les cales des navires négriers.
En surface le nom des navires négriers incrustés dans le sol et impressionnant pat leur quantité