Place des Terreaux, Lyon
The Place des Terreaux is a large square in the heart of Lyon in the Presqu'ile district.
The Place des Terreaux is a large square in the heart of Lyon in the Presqu'ile district. It was completely redesigned in the 1990s by artist Daniel Buren with 69 granite fountains lined with 14 pillars. On the east side stands the City Hall. To the north is the lead sculpture Char triomphant de la Garonne by Bartholdi (creator of the Statue of Liberty), with a quadriga of four horses pulling a chariot, symbolising the Garonne and its tributaries galloping seawards. It faces Palais St Pierre, which hosts the Museum of Fine Arts.
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Place des Terreaux and Nearby Sights on Map
Lyon Hôtel de Ville
The 17th century City Hall on Place des Terreaux has a strikingly beautiful facade, which is radiantly illuminated at night
Musée des Beaux-Arts
The Museum of Fine Arts housed in the former Palais Saint-Pierre displays a fine collection of European paintings from the 14th to mid-20th century
Saint-Nizier Church
The Saint-Nizier Church is a Flamboyant Gothic church with a Renaissance portal that is named after 6th century bishop Nicetius of Lyon
Opera Nouvel
The Nouvel Opera house opposite the City Hall is home to the Opera National de Lyon
Place Sathonay
Place Sathonay is a charming neighbourhood square in Croix Rousse with old chestnut trees
Musée de l'Imprimerie
Lyon was a centre of printing and book trade in Europe in the 15th - 16th century, and the Musee de l'Imprimerie in Hôtel de la Couronne showcases the city's historical collections of books and the graphic arts
Rue du Président Edouard Herriot
The Rue du Président Edouard Herriot is an important street in the Presqu'ile quarter, part of Lyon's UNESCO World Heritage site
Montée de la Grande Côte
The Montée de la Grande Côte is steep street in the Croix Rousse quarter connecting the Terreaux quarter to the Plateau de la Croix Rousse
Rue Mercière
Rue Mercier is a cobblestone pedestrian street in Presqu'île, connected to buildings on the Saone bank through traboules
Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules
The Amphitheatre des Trois Gaules is a Roman theatre from 19 BC that marks the place where the first Christian martyrs of Gaul were thrown to the lions in 177 AD