Here some links about "l'Ile de Nantes" :
The following projects are designed by "La Machine" the association that built the elephant for "Le Royal de Luxe".
François Delarozière is the main creative and mechanical genius.
http://lamachine.fr/
to go faster you can skip over the intro with "zapper l'intro"
and choose "constructions" and "projets"
http://zonelibre44.free.fr/les_machines_de_l_ile.htm
For people who like technical design :