2023 Christmas at the Le Havre Mairie
Robots, robots and more robots
This year, the Le Havre City Hall has outdone itself with its Christmas attractions. While it features a modest Christmas market with around 20 stalls, the main highlight is the spectacular animation display, which can be enjoyed by children and adults alike, from 2 to 99 years old.
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Around the exterior of the City Hall, visitors will find a captivating series of animated window displays. Each window presents a part of a story, best experienced in sequence from left to right. The narrative, presented exclusively in French, revolves around the Paris Olympic Games and Santa Claus's unique role in it.
Inside the City Hall, the enchantment continues with a meticulously created street scene, complete with houses and shops, many animated by robots. This interior display extends the story begun outside.
Descending a flight of stairs, visitors can follow the story to its conclusion, which features the final chapter of the Paris Olympics and Santa Claus narrative.
In addition to these visual treats, a video encompassing all the animations, set to newly added music, offers a complete experience of this festive spectacle.