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Now housing the law courts, Practical Information
this building’s sumptuous Road map E3. * 212,500.
decoration and paintings have ( Sat am; Place des Lices.
been restored to their original n 11 Rue St-Yves, (02) 99 67 11
splendour following a fire in 11. _ Yaouank, festival of Breton
1994 (see pp66–7). music & fest noz (Nov), Les Trans
Musicales (rock and electro; first
week in Dec), Film Festival (Feb).
R U E V I C T O R opulence of the haberdashers’ ∑ tourisme-rennes.com
Église St-Germain reflects the
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parish in the 16th century.
Transport
£ @ k Rennes Metropolitan.
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D E B R I L H A C Theatre
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C O Ë T Q U E N
R U E D E In designing the theatre, which
RUE D’ ESTRÉES
consists of a rotunda with arcades
and covered alleyways, the
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architect Millardet wished to
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D E T O U L O U S E DE L’HERMINE D E L A M A I R I E R U E D ’ O R L É A N S create a meeting place and centre
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of trade. He also designed the
neighbouring residential buildings.
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GUESCLIN
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B E A U M A N O R RUE DE ROHAN
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Built by Jacques Gabriel after the great fire of 1720, the
R . R U E S A I N T - Y V E S Chapelle St-Yves Hôtel de Ville
town hall consists of two wings framing the clock tower,
houses the tourist office.
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with a belfry in the Italian style. Sculptures by Jacques
R U E D U G R I F F O N D O T T I N Verberckt decorate the main entrance.
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D A M E S B O U T E I L L E R Robien’s Cabinet of Curiosities
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R UE DES Built at the beginning of the 17th century, the mansion
known as the Hôtel de Robien was acquired in 1699 by
Christophe Paul de Robien. Filled not only with paintings and
statues but also with plants and minerals, it became a true
cabinet of curiosities. Robien bequeathed the collection to
his son in 1756, but it was confiscated by the Revolutionaries
in 1792. It was stored in the Church of the Visitation, then in
Head of an Angel by Botticelli, in the the Carmelite convent in Rennes. The Robien Collection now
Robien Collection forms part of the city’s Musée des Beaux Arts.

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