Nancy, Lorraine's historic capital, was transformed in the 18th century by Stanislas Leczinski, Duke of Lorraine, making it a model of town planning. Nancy's principal and most renowned landmark is place Stanislas laid out in this ages.
Nancy's second golden age was the turn of XX century when glassmaker Emile Gallé founded the Ecole de Nancy, a forerunner of the Art Nouveau movement in France.
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