Westfield La Part-Dieu mall is a major shopping centre inside
Lyon-Part-Dieu Business District
Part-Dieu () is an area of Lyon Metropolis. It is also the second largest Tertiary sector of the economy, tertiary district in France, after La Défense in Grand Paris, Greater Paris, with over 1,150,000 m2 of office and service space, along wit ...
, in the
3rd 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 ...
,
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. It used to be one of Europe's largest downtown shopping center when it opened on September the 8th, 1975. Located in front of
La Part-Dieu train station, it is currently undergoing renovation works, according to a
Winy Maas
Wilhelmus "Winy" Maas (born 1959 in Schijndel) is a Dutch architect, landscape architect, professor and urbanist. In 1993 together with Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries he set up MVRDV.
Education
He completed his studies at the RHSTL Bosko ...
overhaul design.
History
In 2010, its size has been increased of (25 shops) with a new zone named ''Cours Oxygène'' and built at the same time as the
Tour Oxygène
The Tour Oxygène (Oxygen Tower in English) is a skyscraper which rises 28 levels in the district of La Part-Dieu in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, France. It forms part of the Oxygen Project, which includes the office tower and a shopping cente ...
.
From 2017 to 2020, the complete shopping mall will be in renovation, including the creation of new bigger entrances, the renovation of the outside appearance, and an extension of on the new west part, which was until 2016 a four-level car park, this new zone of the shopping center will hosts the new relocated ''UGC'' cinemas, 40 new shops, and 24 new restaurants in a zone named ''The Dining Experience''.
Gallery
Lyon Part dieu shopping center.JPG, Rue Servient and tram line T1 both pass under the mall building.
See also
*
La Part-Dieu
Part-Dieu () is an area of Lyon Metropolis. It is also the second largest tertiary district in France, after La Défense in Greater Paris, with over 1,150,000 m2 of office and service space, along with 45,000 service sector jobs, 2,500 compani ...
References
Buildings and structures in Lyon
Shopping malls established in 1975
Shopping centres in France
Tourist attractions in Lyon
{{France-struct-stub