Bien Dit 2, Chapters 5-6, Rennes Géoculture

Built in the 1980s, this building is an example of futuristic architecture.

Rennes gets intersected by these two major rivers. L'Ille comes from the north, while Vilaine runs across the most of Rennes "horizontally" (from West to East...)

This is the most famous building of Rennes. It is the justice house today.

A BIG park. It's got French, botanic, and rose gardens. Great for nature lovers!

Medieval tournaments used to be held here. Now, there is a "flea market" sort of market every saturday morning.

It used to be the main entrance to the village in the 15th century. This is where the governor used to stay.

In terms of studying and research, Rennes specializes in science! There are about 60,000 students at these universities.

These REALLY old buildings date back to the Middles Ages and are made of terra cotta (clay) and wood.

An example of Neoclassic architecture, featuring French theaters.

One of the new metro stations in Rennes, a feature of modern architecture.

The main film festival of Rennes. Occuring every year, the public can experience films of different kinds, such as short films, among others of a plethora of genres.

A festival that animates Rennes with concerts, plays, poem readings, and awesome spectacles of sound and sight!

The main music festival in Rennes. It features a lot of rock, hip hop, and techno, and a manifold of artists in these music genres begin their musical careers at this festival.

These cool dudes bring together modern/contemporary music and classical celtic tunes.

He composed a lot of famous music scores for movies, such as Good bye Lenin and Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain.

Breton-version of the bagpipes.

Painter whose paintings represent the region of Pont-Aven.

Famous for mosaics, such as the one in the Saint-Georges pool and in other buildings.