[the branding of the city of Nantes]

[French Braille text - which reads as follows:]
La place royale, une reconstruction à l’identiquepresque entièrement détruite lors
des bombardents de 1943, cette place,
conçua au et siecle par mathurin crucy,
est reconstruite à l’indentique.
elle respecte les principes de
l’architecte : symétrie des
façades, rigueur du plan,
ouverture de perspectives.

La fontaine, symbole de la ville
erigée en 1865. la fontaine monumentle
symbolise la vocation fluviale et maritime
de nantes. la ville, sous les traits
d’une femme couronnée, veille
sur la loire et ses affluents l’erdre,
la sèvre, le cher et le loiret.
huit génies de l’industrie
et du commerce rapellent le rôle
majeur du port dans l’économie de la cité.

réalisée avec le soutien de la
société générale et du lions club

The sign is in French Braille (it is likely that there is another sign in the square written in French, but it was not found at the time of the photo)

The square in the center of Nantes, designed in 1786 by Mathurin Crucy

The fountain in the center of the square was designed in 1865 by Henri-Théodore Driollet, and it marks the city (the marble statue of a woman in the center), and the Loire River and its tributaries (the bronze figures surrounding the center).

The square and the fountain were photographed on the same day Click for a larger image Click for a larger image Click for a larger image
The Braille text is displayed here enlarged. Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
The royal square, an identical reconstruction almost entirely destroyed during the bombings of 1943, this square, designed in the 18th century by Mathurin Crucy, is rebuilt identically.
It respects the principles of the architect: symmetry of the facades, rigor of the plan, opening of perspectives.

The fountain, symbol of the city erected in 1865.
The monumental fountain symbolizes the river and maritime vocation of nantes. the city, in the guise of a crowned woman, watches over the Loire and its tributaries the Erdre, the Sèvre, the Cher and theLoiret.
Eight geniuses of industry and commerce recall the major role of the port in the city’s economy.

Created with the support of the
Société générale and the Lions Club