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Rue Édouard-Herriot
The Rue Édouard-Herriot (or Rue du Président-Édouard-Herriot) is one of the most important shopping streets of the Presqu'île in Lyon. It links the two most famous places of the city, the Place Bellecour (south) and the Place des Terreaux (north). Its northern part is located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, but the main part of the street is in the 2nd arrondissement. In its southern part, the street passes through the Place des Jacobins. It belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. History In the mid-nineteenth century, Claude-Marius Vaïsse, then prefect of the Rhône and also assuming the duties of mayor, decided to restructure the Presqu'île in the manner of Georges-Eugène Haussmann in Paris. In the first plan drawn in 1853, a new street connected the current Place de la République to the Place des Terreaux. Finally, the new axis, which was named rue de l'Impératrice, was built in the 1860s in a straight line between Place Bellecour and Place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Arrondissement Of Lyon
The 2nd arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of Lyon, arrondissements of the City of Lyon. History The first five Arrondissements of Lyon, arrondissements of Lyon were created by the Decree of March 24, 1852, which included the 2nd arrondissement. The current mayor is Denis Broliquier. Geography Area and demographics The 2nd arrondissement is the most commercial and most lively ones of Lyon. * Area: * 1990 : 27,971 inhabitantsLyon 2ème arrondissemenGrandlyon.com (Retrieved May 23, 2009) * 2006 : 30,276 inhabitants * Relative density : Districts The districts (quarters) of the 2nd arrondissement are : * Les Cordeliers * Bellecour * Les Célestins * La Confluence * Ainay * Perrache (quarter), Perrache * Sainte-Blandine Streets and squares * Cours Charlemagne * Cours de Verdun * Cours Suchet * Passage de l'Argue * Palais de la Bourse (Lyon), Palais de la Bourse * Place Ampère * Place Bellecour * Place Antonin-Poncet * Place Carnot * Place de la Républiq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartier SA
Cartier International SNC, or simply Cartier (; ), is a French high-end luxury goods conglomerate that designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells jewellery, leather goods, and watches. Founded by Louis-François Cartier (1819–1904) in Paris in 1847, the company remained under family control until 1964. The company is headquartered in Paris and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swiss Richemont Group. Cartier operates more than 200 stores in 125 countries, with three Temples (Historical Maisons) in London, New York, and Paris. Cartier is regarded as one of the most prestigious jewellery manufacturers. ''Forbes'' ranked Cartier on its Most Valuable Brands list as 59th in 2018 and 56th in 2020, with a brand value of $12.2 B and revenue of $6.2 B. Cartier has a long history of sales to royalty. King Edward VII referred to Cartier as "the jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers." For his coronation in 1902, Edward VII ordered 27 tiaras and issued a royal warrant to Carti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mashrabiya
A ''mashrabiya'' or ''mashrabiyya'' ( ar, مشربية) is an architectural element which is characteristic of traditional architecture in the Islamic world and beyond. It is a type of projecting oriel window enclosed with carved wood latticework located on the upper floors of a building, sometimes enhanced with stained glass. It was traditionally used to catch wind and for passive cooling. Jars and basins of water could be placed in it to cause evaporative cooling. It is most commonly used on the street side of the building; however, it may also be used internally on the ''sahn'' (courtyard) side. The term ''mashrabiya'' is sometimes used of similar lattices elsewhere, for instance in a ''takhtabush''. It has been used since the Middle Ages, reached a peak during the Ottoman period, but fell into decline in the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. However, interest in sustainable architecture has contributed to a revival of the mashrabiya and other elem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bay (architecture)
In architecture, a bay is the space between architectural elements, or a recess or compartment. The term ''bay'' comes from Old French ''baie'', meaning an opening or hole."Bay" ''Online Etymology Dictionary''. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=bay&searchmode=none accessed 3/10/2014 __NOTOC__ Examples # The spaces between posts, columns, or buttresses in the length of a building, the division in the widths being called aisles. This meaning also applies to overhead vaults (between ribs), in a building using a vaulted structural system. For example, the Gothic architecture period's Chartres Cathedral has a nave (main interior space) that is '' "seven bays long." '' Similarly in timber framing a bay is the space between posts in the transverse direction of the building and aisles run longitudinally."Bay", n.3. def. 1-6 and "Bay", n.5 def 2. ''Oxford English Dictionary'' Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) © Oxford University Press 2009 # Where there a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madonna And Child
In art, a Madonna () is a representation of Mary, either alone or with her child Jesus. These images are central icons for both the Catholic and Orthodox churches. The word is (archaic). The Madonna and Child type is very prevalent in Christian iconography, divided into many traditional subtypes especially in Eastern Orthodox iconography, often known after the location of a notable icon of the type, such as the ''Theotokos of Vladimir'', ''Agiosoritissa'', ''Blachernitissa'', etc., or descriptive of the depicted posture, as in ''Hodegetria'', ''Eleusa'', etc. The term ''Madonna'' in the sense of "picture or statue of the Virgin Mary" enters English usage in the 17th century, primarily in reference to works of the Italian Renaissance. In an Eastern Orthodox context, such images are typically known as '' Theotokos''. "Madonna" may be generally used of representations of Mary, with or without the infant Jesus, is the focus and central figure of the image, possibly flanke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caryatid
A caryatid ( or or ; grc, Καρυᾶτις, pl. ) is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. The Greek term ''karyatides'' literally means "maidens of Karyai", an ancient town on the Peloponnese. Karyai had a temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis in her aspect of Artemis Karyatis: "As Karyatis she rejoiced in the dances of the nut-tree village of Karyai, those Karyatides, who in their ecstatic round-dance carried on their heads baskets of live reeds, as if they were dancing plants". An atlas or telamon is a male version of a caryatid, i.e. a sculpted male statue serving as an architectural support. Etymology The term is first recorded in the Latin form ''caryatides'' by the Roman architect Vitruvius. He stated in his 1st century BC work ''De architectura'' (I.1.5) that the female figures of the Erechtheion represented the punishment of the women of Caryae, a town near Spart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Privas
Antoine Paul Taravel, known as Xavier Privas (27 September 1863 – 6 February 1927) was a French singer, poet, goguettier and composer. Life Antoine Paul Taravel was born in Lyon on 27 September 1863. He made his debut in the goguette of the Caveau Lyonnais in 1888, where he obtained great success. He was named "prince of songwriters" in 1899. He was a member of the Paris goguette of Le Cornet.Dan la revue du ''Cornet'' mention du changement d'adresse de Xavier Privas, membre du ''Cornet'', en 1906. He died in Paris on 6 February 1927. Since 1929 there has been a rue Xavier Privas the 5th arrondissement of Paris and in the 8th arrondissement 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 .... Songbooks *''Chansons chimériques'', Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1897 *''Sommei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friends Of Man
The Friends of Man are a Christian denomination founded in 1919 by Frédéric-Louis-Alexandre Freytag, the former Branch manager of the Swiss Watch Tower Society since 1912. He founded a group first named the Angel of the Lord (this name was inspired by a verse of the Apocalypse), Angel of Jehovah Bible and Tract Society, then Church of the Kingdom of God or the Philanthropic Assembly of the Friends of Man. History The group began when Freytag started publishing his own personal views and sent ''The Message of Laodicea'' (''Le Message de Laodicée''), in which he claimed he was the legitimate successor of Charles Taze Russell, to the Bible Students. Therefore, he was ousted from the Watch Tower Society by Joseph Rutherford in 1920. He published two journals, the monthly ''The Monitor of the Reign of Justice'' (''Le Moniteur du Règne de Justice'') and the weekly ''Newspaper for All'' (''Le Journal pour tous''). In Italy, the first community was founded in 1946 in Turin by Sebast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Megastores
Virgin Megastores is an international entertainment retailing chain, founded in early 1976 by Richard Branson as a record shop on London's Oxford Street. In 1979 the company opened their first Megastore at the end of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road. The company expanded to hundreds of stores worldwide in the 1990s, but has lost a large number of stores in recent years, largely with the sale and eventual closing of the British, American, Irish, Canadian, Australian, Italian, Spanish, French, Greek, Japanese and Chinese stores. By 2015, it operated only in the Middle East and in North Africa. History Branson's early business ventures Richard Branson and Nik Powell had initially run a small record shop called ''Virgin Records and Tapes'' on Notting Hill Gate, London, specialising particularly in "krautrock" imports, and offering bean bags and free vegetarian food for the benefit of customers listening to the music on offer. After making the shop into a success, they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rue Victor-Hugo, Lyon
Rue Victor-Hugo is a pedestrian street in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, in the Ainay district of the Presqu'île quarter, reputed to be one of the most known shopping area of Lyon. From north to south, it connects the Place Bellecour to the Place Carnot. Beyond the Place Bellecour, the rue de la République is its natural extension, thus creating one of the biggest pedestrian streets in Europe. The street is served by metro stations ''Perrache'', ''Bellecour'' and ''Ampère - Victor Hugo''. It belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Description There are mainly cafeterias, restaurants, shops, services and hotels. In its center, it includes a pedestrian square with trees, the Place Ampère which gave, with the street itself, the name of the metro station it serves, ''Ampère - Victor Hugo''. The street is mostly surrounded by three to six-floor buildings of the 19th century. There are two older houses on corners of the rue Sainte-Hélène and the rue Jar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rue De Brest
The Rue de Brest is a street located in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. This is one of the main shopping and tourist streets of the city center, parallel to the rue Édouard-Herriot. It begins in the wake of the rue Paul Chenavard and ends with the Place des Jacobins. History The street was named thus at the end of the Second World War as a tribute to the city of Brest, which was almost entirely destroyed, as Lyon was involved in financing its reconstruction. Formerly known as the rue Centrale until 1943, the rue de Brest run until the rue Tupin and was preceded by the rue des Trois Carreaux and the rue Basse Grenette. The northern part was inhabited since the early Middle Ages, while the southern part from the rue Tupin is newer and completely remodeled under the direction of René Dardel and Benoît Poncet in 1847. The same year, Roman inscriptions were found. In early 20th century, the sacred grove of India was sold for 40 years by the Vabre et Hysta house. The street received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rue De La République
The Rue de la République is a street located in the 1st and 2nd arrondissements of Lyon, France. It links the Place de la Comédie in the north to Place Le Viste in the south, just next to Place Bellecour, via the Place de la République. It is the main shopping street of the city. This zone is served by the Lyon Metro stations ''Hôtel de Ville – Louis Pradel'' ( Line A and Line C), ''Bellecour'' (Line A) and ''Cordeliers'' (Line A). The street belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. A street with an identical name exists in many other French cities, most notably in Marseille, where it links the Vieux-Port with the La Joliette neighbourhood. History After his appointment in 1853, the prefect of Rhône and Mayor of Lyon Claude-Marius Vaïsse decided to create three new roads connecting Place Bellecour to other major squares of the Presqu'île: * Rue Victor-Hugo, connecting Place Bellecour and Place Carnot * The Rue de l'Impératrice, then rename ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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