Location
From the place de la Liberté, in the centre of Brest, the rue de Siam runs southwest to the Recouvrance Bridge, spanning the river Penfeld. Recouvrance is a working-class district, from old Brest, in contrast to the rue de Siam where there were all the chic stores and cafés of Brest, in the years 1950-60.
There used to be l’Épée Café on the right and Les Antilles Restaurant on the left. Midshipmen and officers from all nationalities used to have an aperitif at l’Épée and then, cross the rue de Siam to have supper at Les Antilles.
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French painting of the Siamese ambassador Kosa Pan, in 1686
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The rue de Siam before the Second World War
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Saint-Louis church of Brest, rebuilt after the Second World War, between 1953 and 1958 in a modernist style, is worth seeing for its stained glass.
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Monumental perspective from the place de la Liberté opening to the rue de Siam, with the rade de Brest (Brest roadstead) in the background, and on the right, the steeple of Saint-Louis church dominating the rebuilt centre of Brest.
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The Recouvrance Bridge from the very end of the rue de Siam
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The street nowadays
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