Nice Sights

Architecture sights in Nice

  1. A

    La Tête Carrée de Sosno

    Outside the Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art, the red concrete Jardin Maréchal Juin hugs MAMAC's eastern side and, more spectacularly, frames the giant square head of La Tête Carrée de Sosno.The massive 30m-tall sculpture designed by Sacha Sosno - a 14m-square concrete head sitting on a pair of shoulders - is, in fact, a building.

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  2. B

    Jardin Maréchal Juin

    Outside the Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art, the red concrete Jardin Maréchal Juin hugs MAMAC's eastern side and - more spectacularly - frames the giant square head of La Tête Carrée de Sosno (2002).

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  3. C

    Église Notre Dame

    Adjoining the Monastère Notre Dame de Cimiez, Église Notre Dame boasts precious medieval art by Louis Bréa, and a monumental 17th-century baroque altar.

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  4. D

    Chateau Lift

    To get to Parc du Château, ride the Chateau Lift from beneath Tour Bellanda or hike up the staircases on montée Lesage or the eastern end of rue Rossetti.

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  5. E

    Palais de Justice

    Palais de Justice, the imposing law courts built in neoclassical style in 1885 can be found in rue de la Préfecture.

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