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
(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 t ...
, a newly built
district
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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
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.
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 (20 ...
and is located in the
6th arrondissement
The 6th arrondissement of Paris (''VIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as ''le sixième''.
The arrondissement, called Luxembourg in ...
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 m
2, 26 halls of 50-450 places and 3 reception halls of 300, 800, and 1860 m
2.
In its first six months, the Palais des Congrès de Lyon hosted 120,000 spectators in 12 shows and 30,000-40,000 conventioneers in 11 conventions. It enabled Lyon to be among the major European cities to host major international conferences.
Cité internationale of Lyon
In addition to the Palais des Congrès de Lyon, the "Cité internationale" includes an underground public parking of 1,200 places, an exhibition area of 5,400 m
2, ten new rooms of commissions of 1,500 m
2, a residential hotel, two 4-star hotels, several restaurants, a center and a 4000-m
2 tertiary public square.
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Retrieved June 14, 2009
References
External links
Official site
Set of photos
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6th arrondissement of Lyon
Buildings and structures in Lyon
Renzo Piano buildings
Tourist attractions in Lyon