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La Part-Dieu
La Part-Dieu () is a quarter in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, France. It is the second-largest Tertiary sector of the economy, tertiary district in France, after La Défense in Grand Paris, Greater Paris. The area also contains Lyon's primary railway station, Lyon-Part-Dieu station, La Part-Dieu. This urban centre also provides major entertainment and cultural facilities, including La Part-Dieu (shopping mall), one of the largest urban shopping malls in Europe, 800 shops, Paul Bocuse indoor food market, café terraces, the Auditorium concert hall, Bourse du Travail (Lyon), Bourse du Travail theatre, Municipal Library, Departmental Archives and Fort Montluc. It contains several High-rise buildings, including the Tour Incity (), the Tour To-Lyon () and the Tour Part-Dieu (). The central business district is currently undergoing major renovation and construction works, according to a revitalization project totalling €2.5 billion between public and private investments. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of France
France is divided into eighteen administrative regions (, singular ), of which thirteen are located in metropolitan France (in Europe), while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collectivities, which have a semi-autonomous status). All of the thirteen metropolitan administrative regions (including Corsica ) are further subdivided into two to thirteen administrative departments, with the prefect of each region's administrative centre's department also acting as the regional prefect. The overseas regions administratively consist of only one department each and hence also have the status of overseas departments. Most administrative regions also have the status of regional territorial collectivities, which comes with a local government, with departmental and communal collectivities below the regional level. The exceptions are Corsica, French Guiana, Mayotte and Martinique, where region and department functions are managed by single l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Incity
The Tour Incity is a skyscraper office in Lyon, France. The building was completed in 2015 in the business district of La Part-Dieu, at the intersection of the Cours Lafayette (main entrance) and Garibaldi Street to replace the obsolete UAP tower. The tower is the tallest building in Greater Lyon. Transports The tower is connected to the rest of the city by the metro line , tramways T1, T3, T4 and the tram-train airport commuter Rhônexpress. References External links * See also * La Part-Dieu * Sustainable architecture * List of tallest buildings in France For non-building structures like towers, masts and chimneys, see List of tallest structures in France. This list does not include the Eiffel Tower, which is considered a tower, not a building. Tallest buildings Tallest buildings under constr ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Incity 3rd arrondissement of Lyon Skyscraper office buildings in Lyon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presqu'île
The Presqu'île (; literally "almost an island" in French, meaning "peninsula")''Le petit Robert de la langue française'' 2007 is the central part of the City of Lyon, France. Extending from the foot of the Croix-Rousse hill in the north to the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône rivers in the south, it has a preponderance of cafés, restaurants, luxury shops, department stores, banks, government buildings and cultural institutions. The 1st and 2nd arrondissements of the city are located here, along with the Hôtel de Ville, Lyon's city hall in its 1st arrondissement. The spires of the Church of St. Nizier, rebuilt from the 14th to the 16th centuries, are at the foot of the former Saône river bridge. With a history stretching back to the Middle Ages, Lyon's Presqu'île was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other districts in Lyon as a testimony to Lyon's long history as an important European city and its architecture. History This district was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Freight Transport
Rail freight transport is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers. A freight train, cargo train, or goods train is a group of freight cars (US) or goods wagons (International Union of Railways) hauled by one or more locomotives on a railway, transporting cargo all or some of the way between the shipper and the intended destination as part of the logistics chain. Trains may haul bulk material handling, bulk material, intermodal containers, general freight or specialized freight in purpose-designed cars. Rail freight practices and economics vary by country and region. When considered in terms of ton-miles or tonne-kilometers hauled, Energy efficiency in transport#Trains, energy efficiency can be greater with rail transportation than with other means. Maximum economies are typically realized with bulk commodities (e.g., coal), especially when hauled over long distances. Moving goods by rail often involves transshipment costs, particularly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyon-Perrache Station
Lyon-Perrache or simply Perrache (, ) is a large railway station located in the Perrache quarter, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, France. Historically the primary railway station in Lyon, today it is the city's second-busiest station, after the newer Lyon-Part-Dieu station. Opened in 1857 on Lyon's Presqu'île, the station is located on the Paris–Marseille railway, Lyon–Geneva railway and Moret–Lyon railway. The train services are operated by the SNCF and include TGV, Intercités, TER and international services. History The station was built in 18 months starting in 1855 by for the Chemin de fer de Paris à Lyon. From the beginning it was designed as a central station unifying the lines of the three companies then serving Lyon, which merged to form the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) as the station was opening. The building was built in classical style and is composed of a double rooftop and a large passenger building. The station lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prussia
Prussia (; ; Old Prussian: ''Prūsija'') was a Germans, German state centred on the North European Plain that originated from the 1525 secularization of the Prussia (region), Prussian part of the State of the Teutonic Order. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, expanding its size with the Prussian Army. Prussia, with its capital at Königsberg and then, when it became the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701, History of Berlin, Berlin, decisively shaped the history of Germany. Prussia formed the German Empire when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by 1932 Prussian coup d'état, an emergency decree transferring powers of the Prussian government to German Chancellor Franz von Papen in 1932 and ''de jure'' by Abolition of Prussia, an Allied decree in 1947. The name ''Prussia'' derives from the Old Prussians who were conquered by the Teutonic Knightsan organized Catholic medieval Military order (religious society), military order of Pru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceintures De Lyon
The ceintures de Lyon (; "Belts of Lyon") were a series of fortifications built between 1830 and 1890 around the city of Lyon, France, to protect the city from foreign invasion. The belts comprised two defensive barriers that included forts, Lunette (fortification), lunettes, Rampart (fortification), ramparts, Artillery battery, batteries, and other defensive structures. Many of these structures proved to be ineffective in war due to advancement in weapon technology and the evolution of attack strategies at the time. Some of the fortifications of the ceintures de Lyon have been destroyed, though many remain today. History After the July Revolution in 1830 and the end of the House of Bourbon, Bourbon monarchy, the government feared a new war. Austria was seen as the major threat to France at the time, and so protecting the east and south-east borders became a priority. Construction of the first belt In 1830 the maréchal de camp, Hubert Rohault de Fleury (soldier), Hube ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Brotteaux
Brotteaux is a neighborhood in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon. It is situated between the Rhône and the track railway which leads to the Gare de la Part-Dieu. The urbanization of this area began in the late eighteenth century under the leadership of architect and urban planner Jean-Antoine Morand Jouffrey (1727-1794). The area is sometimes called Morand quarter. Etymology The word "Broteaux" (with one "t") means in Lyon-language an island in the Rhône alluvial plain and bounded by the river itself or one of its arms or ''lône''. This word comes from Franco-Provençal language ''broteu'', itself formed by ''brot'', pronounced ru which means the young shoots of trees that grow here. It seems that the current spelling with two "t", "brotteaux" has appeared in the early nineteenth century under the leadership of local government and against the protests of local scholars. Current description Brotteaux quarter hosts a large number of renowned restaurants such as the Splendid of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridges Of Lyon
This is a list of bridges in the French city of Lyon on the Rhône and Saône rivers, ordered from Source (river or stream), upstream to wikt:downstream, downstream portions of the river. File:Pontsdelyon.svg, right circle 117 75 10 #Pont de l'Île Barbe (1827), Pont de l'Île Barbe circle 25 184 10 #Pont Schuman (à l'étude), Pont Schuman circle 15 206 10 #Passerelle Masaryk (1831), Passerelle Masaryk circle 17 234 10 #Pont Clémenceau (1952), Pont Clémenceau circle 37 265 10 #Pont Kœnig (1972), Pont Kœnig circle 76 287 10 #Passerelle de l'Homme de la Roche (1989), Passerelle de l'Homme de la Roche circle 120 293 10 #Passerelle Saint-Vincent (1832), Passerelle Saint-Vincent circle 124 312 10 #Pont la Feuillée (1949), Pont la Feuillée circle 124 330 10 #Pont du Change (disparu) et pont Maréchal Juin (1973), Pont du change et pont Maréchal Juin circle 116 344 10 #Passerelle du Palais de Justice (1983), Passerelle du Palais de Justice circle 104 358 10 #Pont Bonaparte (1950), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hôtel-Dieu De Lyon
The Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon () was a hospital of historical significance situated on the right bank of the Rhône river in Lyon, on the Presqu'île (the peninsula between the Saône and Rhône which run through the city centre). It has been out of use since 2010. As part of the Presqu'île district, the building was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site, World Heritage List along with other buildings within Lyon's historic centre. In 2019, an InterContinental hotel opened in the renovated building. History First erected in medieval times, the building originally served as the "Confrérie des frères pontifes" (est. 1184), a pontifical meeting-place and refuge for both traveling and local members of the clergy. However, when the first doctor Maître Martin Conras was hired in 1454, 'Hôtel-Dieu' became a fully functional hospital, one of the most important in France. As Lyon was a city known for its trade and seasonal fairs, many of the early patients were weary travelers of fore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
