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Les
animaux
de la place
La-Roche-sur-Yon

At the crossroads between street arts and urban planning, Les Animaux de la rue is a touristic and cultural permanent installation, specially designed for the city of La Roche sur Yon. Today, 13 wooden and steel animals stand in the middle of Napoléon Square and the story goes that they came from the secret collections of the famous Egyptian campaign. They can be operated from the banks by members of the public, free of charge.


Dates & creation

ConstrucTED IN 2013 AS PART OF A VAST urban renewal PROGRAMME of the city centre, IN COLLABORATION WITH architect ALEXANDRE CHEMETOFF.
THE PROJECT IS led BY THE city OF LA ROCHE SUR YON AND PAYS DE LA LOIRE REGIONal council.

2013
September
ANIMALS’ AWAKENing FOR THE public OPENING OF place napolÉon SQUARE

July
FROGS appear in Place de LA LIBERTÉ square
le PIC-NIC DES PETITES MÉCANIQUEs picnic FOR THE OPENING OF grassed AREAS in ThE SQUARE
The KOï CARPS are released and christened

June
l’EXPÉDITION VÉGÉTALe  FOR THE reVEGETATION programme in the square

April
the PINK FLAMINGOS appear, in rue clÉmenceau street

March
PETITs CONCERTS MÉQUANIQUES DANS LES BASSINS production for the OPENING OF the CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE DROMADARY appears in the BOURG SOUS LA ROCHE area of the city

February
THE HIPPOPOTAMUS appears in the FORGES area of the city

2012
December
THE IBIS appears in PLACE DES HALLES square
SEPTEMBER THE DIGGERS GET STARTED production, specifically created for the launch OF building site work

2011
October
THE PROJECT is approved by the city council



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