This event is in the past.It took place on April 13, 2026 at Park Building, Boulevard Léon Bureau.




A 12-meter steel and wood elephant lumbers through Nantes' former shipyards, carrying passengers on a 30-minute journey with machinist narration and terrace views from four stories up. Part sculpture, part vehicle, part fever dream: Jules Verne meets industrial engineering.
mechanical elephant
steel & wood sculpture
hybrid engine
shipyard views
Tips
🔧"I think it might actually be an engineering masterpiece"
🗺️three different 30-minute routes to choose from
Le Grand Éléphant




A 12-meter steel and wood elephant lumbers through Nantes' former shipyards, carrying passengers on a 30-minute journey with machinist narration and terrace views from four stories up. Part sculpture, part vehicle, part fever dream: Jules Verne meets industrial engineering.
mechanical elephant
steel & wood sculpture
hybrid engine
shipyard views
Tips
🔧"I think it might actually be an engineering masterpiece"
🗺️three different 30-minute routes to choose from
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