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Cité Internationale
(International City) is a quarter in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon, France. It is situated between the Rhône and Parc de la Tête d'Or and encompasses an area that had previously been the location of the Foire de Lyon. It is connected to the commune of Caluire-et-Cuire by the Passerelle de la Paix. History In 1984, the Foire de Lyon moved from its previous location near the Rhône to the Eurexpo in Chassieu. This freed land was designated as the site for the construction of the Cité Internationale by successive Lyon mayors ( Michel Noir, Raymond Barre, and Gérard Collomb). In 1985, Lyon mayor Francisque Collomb launched an international competition to design the site, which was won by architect Renzo Piano making him the project manager. The Cité Internationale was established in 1987 and the first construction zone was established in 1988. In 1989 the city decided to demolish the buildings that had housed the Foire de Lyon to make room for the new construction. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The new region came into effect on 1 January 2016, after the regional elections in December 2015. The region covers an area of , making it the third largest in metropolitan France; it had a population of 7,994,459 in 2018, second to Île-de-France. It consists of twelve departments and one territorial collectivity (Lyon Metropolis) with Lyon as the prefecture. This new region combines diverse geographical, sociological, economic and cultural regions, which was already true of Rhône-Alpes, as well as Auvergne, to a lesser extent. While the old Rhône-Alpes and Auvergne regions each enjoyed an unity defined by axes of communication and the pull of their respective metropoles,With the exception of Haute-Loire whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurexpo
Eurexpo is a convention center and exhibition hall in the commune of Chassieu, south-east of Lyon. It is the site of the annual Foire de Lyon. Description Built in 1984, the site includes 13,000 parking spaces, a total exhibition space of made up of thirteen exhibition halls ranging from to , and an outdoor exhibition area of . Eurexpo also houses seven restaurants and seven bars. Events and exhibitions The center hosts annual exhibitions including the Foire de Lyon The (; or Lyon Fair) is a trade fair, traditionally held in March in Lyon, France. Begun as an initiative by Lyon mayor Édouard Herriot in 1916, the fair has been held in the Eurexpo convention center in Chassieu since 1985. History The c ..., the , the , and the Salon Europack Euromanut. Halls * Hall 1 * Hall 2.1 * Hall 2.2 * Hall 2.3 * Hall 3.1 * Hall 3.2 * Hall 4.1 * Hall 4.2 * Hall 5.1 * Hall 5.2 * Hall 6.1 * Hall 6.2 * Hall 6.3 References External links Official site {{Authorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musée D'art Contemporain De Lyon
The Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon is a museum devoted to contemporary art, located in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon, in the Cité Internationale, next to the cinema, in front of the Parc de la Tête d'Or. It had over 42,000 visitors in 2007. History The decision to create the museum occurred in 1983 and was organized in 1984, but at the time it was housed in the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon and was named Musée Saint-Pierre art contemporain. In 1988, it officially received the status of contemporary art museum granted by the Direction des Musées de France. In 1995, it moved to the 6th arrondissement in a building designed by Renzo Piano. It was inaugurated on 19 December of the same year and welcomed nearly 130,000 visitors during the two months of the 3rd Biennial of Lyon. The building has both a 1930s facade and a modern brick volume. It has two side entrances and a 2700 sq.m. area. It has organized over a hundred exhibitions. The museum's philosophy is to present works c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palais Des Congrès De Lyon
The Palais des Congrès de Lyon (or "Cité des Congrès de Lyon" or "Centre de Congrès de Lyon") is a convention hall which is part of the Cité Internationale, a newly built district of Lyon, France. Overview The building was designed by architect Renzo Piano Renzo Piano (; born 14 September 1937) is an Italian architect. His notable buildings include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (with Richard Rogers, 1977), The Shard in London (2012), the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City (2 ... and is located in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon. It was inaugurated in early June 2006. It includes an amphitheater commonly named "Salle 3000" with a capacity of 900–3,220 places (hence its name), 2 auditoriums "Lumière" (900 places) and "Pasteur" (300 places), an exhibition area of 8,400 m2, 26 halls of 50-450 places and 3 reception halls of 300, 800, and 1860 m2. In its first six months, the Palais des Congrès de Lyon hosted 120,000 spectators in 12 shows and 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renzo Piano
Renzo Piano (; born 14 September 1937) is an Italian architect. His notable buildings include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (with Richard Rogers, 1977), The Shard in London (2012), the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City (2015), İstanbul Modern in Istanbul (2022) and Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens (2016). He won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1998. Piano has been a Senator for Life in the Italian Senate since 2013. Early life and first buildings Piano was born and raised in Genoa, Italy, into a family of builders. His grandfather had created a masonry enterprise, which had been expanded by his father, Carlo Piano, and his father's three brothers, into the firm Fratelli Piano. The firm prospered after World War II, constructing houses and factories and selling construction materials. When his father retired, the enterprise was led by Renzo's older brother, Ermanno, who studied engineering at the University of Genoa. Renzo stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisque Collomb
Francisque Collomb (Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey, Ain 19 December 1910 – Lyon, 24 July 2009) was a French politician and the Mayor of Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ... from 1976 to 1989. 1910 births 2009 deaths People from Ain Mayors of Lyon Politicians from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Officers of the Legion of Honour 20th-century French politicians Senators of Rhône (department) Union for French Democracy politicians {{France-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérard Collomb
Gérard Collomb (; born 20 June 1947) is a French politician who served as Mayor of Lyon from 2001 to 2017 and again from 2018 until 2020. A member of La République En Marche! (LREM) since he left the Socialist Party (PS) in 2017, he was Minister of the Interior in the first and second government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe from 2017 to 2018. Disagreements with President Emmanuel Macron led Collomb to resign and return as Mayor of Lyon. He has been a councillor for both the City of Lyon and Lyon Metropolis since 2020. Political career Local politics Collomb was elected as a Socialist municipal councillor for the 9th arrondissement of Lyon in the 1977 French municipal elections, and has been re-elected six times since then. In 1981, aged 34, he was elected to the French National Assembly. He was re-elected in 1986 but lost his seat in 1988. From 1989 on, he led by the municipal opposition to Michel Noir on the Lyon municipal council. From 1992 to 1999 he also served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Barre
Raymond Octave Joseph Barre (; 12 April 192425 August 2007) was a French centre-right politician and economist. He was a Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs under three presidents ( Rey, Malfatti and Mansholt) and later served as Prime Minister under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing from 1976 until 1981. As a candidate for the presidency in 1988, he came in third and was eliminated in the first round. He was born in Saint-Denis, in the French island of Réunion, then still a colony (it became an overseas department in 1946). Career Professional life After his education, Raymond Barre was professor of economics at the ''Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)'' as well as ''École Centrale Paris''. From 1959 to 1962, he was director of Jean-Marcel Jeanneney's staff, in the ministry of Industry and Trade. Then, in 1967, President Charles de Gaulle chose him as Vice-President of the European Commission for Econom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Noir
Michel Noir (born 19 May 1944) is a French politician. Political career Governmental functions Minister of Foreign Trade : 1986-1988 Electoral mandates ''National Assembly of France'' Member of the National Assembly for Rhône : 1978-1986 (Became minister in 1986) / 1988-1995 (Resignation). Elected in 1978, reelected in 1981, 1986, 1988, 1993. ''Municipal Council'' Mayor of Lyon : 1989–1995. Deputy-mayor of Lyon : 1983–1989. Municipal councillor of Lyon : 1977–1995. Reelected in 1983, 1989. ''Urban community Council'' President of the Urban Community of Lyon : 1989–1995. Member of the Urban Community of Lyon The Urban Community of Lyon (french: Communauté urbaine de Lyon), also known as Grand Lyon (i.e. "Greater Lyon") or by its former acronym COURLY, is the former intercommunal structure gathering the city of Lyon (France) and some of its suburbs. I ... : 1977–1995. Reelected in 1983, 1989. References 1944 births Living people Mayors of Lyon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chassieu
Chassieu (; frp, Chassiô) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Population Twin town Chassieu has been twinned with Coleshill, England, near Birmingham since 1983. See also * Eurexpo Eurexpo is a convention center and exhibition hall in the commune of Chassieu, south-east of Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan a ... References External links Official website Communes of Lyon Metropolis Dauphiné {{Lyon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passerelle De La Paix
The ("skyway of peace") is a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Rhône river in Lyon, France. It connects the 6th arrondissement of Lyon and the commune of Caluire-et-Cuire. Grand Lyon commissioned the construction of a bridge between Cité Internationale and Place Basse Demonchy in Parc Saint-Clair in Caluire-et-Cuire. The project was first conceived in 1994, but construction was held up by a legal dispute over who would be the primary contractor. The project was revived in 2009 with Austrian architect Dietmar Feichtinger creating the design for the bridge. The construction of the bridge began in March 2012. The bridge was named "Passerelle de la Paix" on 22 October 2012 to represent intercultural harmony, because the neighbourhood of Saint-Clair has a large immigrant population. Construction concluded on 13 December 2013 and opened to the public on 17 March 2014. The bridge has two sections: a long upper section for pedestrians and bicycles, and a long lower section un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolis Of Lyon
The Metropolis of Lyon (french: Métropole de Lyon), also known as ("Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial collectivity located in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a directly elected metropolitan authority encompassing the city of Lyon and most of its suburbs. It has jurisdiction as both a department and a , taking the territory out of the purview of the department of Rhône. It had a population of 1,411,571 in 2019, 37% of whom lived in the city of Lyon proper. It replaced the Urban Community of Lyon on 1 January 2015, in accordance with the enacted in January 2014. The first direct metropolitan elections were held in March (1st round) and June (2nd round) 2020, leading to a victory by Europe Ecology – The Greens. The president of the metropolitan council has been Green leader Bruno Bernard since July 2020. Geography The Lyon Metropolis covers an area of . It covers the city of Lyon and its main suburbs. The rivers Rhône and Saône flow through i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
