Place des Jacobins is one of the most well-known squares in Lyon

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Place des Jacobins, Lyon

Place des Jacobins is one of the most well-known squares in Lyon.

Place des Jacobins is one of the most well-known squares in Lyon. It has a fountain at the centre by architect Gaspard André and sculptor Degeorges, depicting four Lyonnaise artists: painter Hippolyte Flandrin (1809-1864), engraver Gérard Audran (1640-1703), sculptor Guillaume Coustou (1677-1746) and architect Philibert Delorme (1510-1570).


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About Place des Jacobins

 69002 Lyon, France

 www.lyon.fr

Place des Jacobins and Nearby Sights on Map

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Marche Saint-Antoine

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Saint-Nizier Church

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Rue de la République

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Hôtel-Dieu

The Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon stands on the banks of the Rhone as an imposing historical building that was the oldest hospital in town

Musée de l'Imprimerie

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Palais de Justice Historique

The French neo-classical court house of Palais de Justice, also known as 'the 24 columns' for its colonnaded facade, was built between 1835 and 1842 by architect Louis-Pierre Baltard