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Nantes Cathedral, dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, is a Gothic cathedral begun in 1434 and completed only in 1891. Its white stone nave rises 37.5 metres, and it holds the Renaissance tomb of Duke Francis II of Brittany and Marguerite de Foix, carved by Michel Colombe. The building was restored after fires in 1972 and 2020.

The Passage Pommeraye is a covered shopping arcade in central Nantes, opened in 1843 and named after its developer, the notary Louis Pommeraye. It climbs a 9.4-metre slope between Rue Santeuil and Rue de la Fosse on three levels around a grand staircase lined with statues, and appears in Jacques Demy's film Lola.

The Jardin des Plantes de Nantes is a 7-hectare municipal botanical garden opposite the city's railway station, laid out from 1806 and opened to the public in 1829. About 10,000 plant species grow among ponds, cascades and an artificial hill, including some 600 camellia varieties, a magnolia planted in 1807 and a palm house from the 1890s.