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Even before the Celts, 500 BC. BC, the Loire estuary was populated.. In the 6th century came the Bretons.. <9> Henry II took over the city of Nantes in the year of his accession to the throne in England.. <9> The Edict of Nantes, 1598, ended the suppression of the Huguenots.. It was revoked in 1685 by Louis XIV.. The economic boom in the eighteenth century was due to the trade in Asia, and even more to the slave trade.. A memorial on the Quai de la Fosse commemorates the abolition of slavery.. <9> With the decline of the shipbuilding industry in the 1980s, Nantes plunged into an economic and social low.. The turn brought the transfer of national administration to the province, but also the TGV connection with Paris.. <9> <9> Attractions: <9> <9> The Castle of the Dukes of Bretagne, Rue Premion <9> Today is the Historical Museum <9> <9> The Saint-Pierre Cathedral, Pl. St-Pierre <9> Built in Gothic Flamboyant style.. Here are the tombs of Francis II and Marguerite de Foix, parents of Anne de Bretagne.. <9> <9> Of the numerous churches are <9> The Late Gothic church Sainte-Croix, Pl. Ste-Croix <9> the neo-gothic church Saint-Nicolas , Rue Duvoisin, and <9> the church Saint-Clement , Rue Marechal Joffre <9>.. <9> <9> Lefévre-Utile biscuit factory tower , Quai Malakoff <9> <9> Les Machines de l´ile , Boulevard Léon Bureau 5 <9> Huge animals and dolls.. They are based on inspiration from Jules Verne.. <9> <9> The Exhibition Grounds on the Ile de Nantes <9> Deals with the past industrial hustle and bustle in the harbor.. <9> <9> The Botanical Gardens , Rue Frédéric Caillaud 16, <9> A green lung in the city center <9> <9> The Pomeranian Passage , Rue de la Fosse <9> A historic 19th century merchant passage <9> <9> <9> <9> Museums: <9> <9> Musée des Beaux Arts, 10 Rue Georges Clemenceau <9> From the 13th century to the present day <9> Jules-Verne Museum , 3 Rue de l´Hermitage <9> Is concerned with the life and works of the writer <9> Musée Dobrée, 18 Rue Voltaire <9> Shows the history of the city <9> Lieu Unique, 2 Quai Ferdinand Favre <9> shows modern art <9> The permanent art trail Estuaire <9> 28 works of art on the banks of the Loire between Nantes and Saint-Nazaire.. Length 60 km.. <9>