The Hôtel de Ville de Lyon is the city hall of the City of Lyon and one of the largest historic buildings in the city, located between the

Place des Terreaux The Place des Terreaux is a square located in the centre of Lyon, France, on the Presqu'île between the Rhône and the Saône rivers, at the foot of the hill of La Croix-Rousse in the 1st arrondissement. It borders both the Hôtel de Ville and ...

and the Place de la Comédie, in front of the Opera Nouvel. Built in the late 17th century, the building has been classified as a

Monument historique ''Monument historique'' () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a coll ...

since 12 July 1886. As part of the

Presqu'île The Presqu'île (literally a combination of the French words "presque" and "île" for almost and island, respectively)''Le petit Robert de la langue française'' 2007 is the central part of the City of Lyon, France. Extending from the foot of th ...

district, the building was inscribed on the

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alongside other districts in the centre of Lyon, bearing testimony to Lyon's long history as an important European city.

History

* In the 17th century, Lyon was developed and the

became the city center with the place of Terreaux, and the Lyon City Hall was built between 1645 and 1651 by

Simon Maupin Simon Maupin (before 1625 in Longueau - 10 October 1668 in Lyon) was a French architect. Biography In 1625, he engraved his ''Plan de Lyon''.''Nouvelle biographie générale depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours'', Hoefer (Jean C ...

. * Following a fire in 1674,Debidour,Laferrere, ''Lyon et ses environs'', Arthaud editions, 02/10/1990 () the building was restored and modified, including its facade, designed by

Jules Hardouin-Mansart Jules Hardouin-Mansart (; 16 April 1646 – 11 May 1708) was a French Baroque architect and builder whose major work included the Place des Victoires (1684–1690); Place Vendôme (1690); the domed chapel of Les Invalides (1690), and the Grand T ...

and his pupil

Robert de Cotte Robert de Cotte (1656 – 15 July 1735) was a French architect-administrator, under whose design control of the royal buildings of France from 1699, the earliest notes presaging the Rococo style were introduced. First a pupil of Jules Hard ...

.Jacques Louis Delpal, ''Merveille du Lyonnais et du Beaujolais '', La Martinière editions, 02/01/1996 () * In 1792 during the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...

, the half-relief of

Louis XIV , house = Bourbon , father = Louis XIII , mother = Anne of Austria , birth_date = , birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France , death_date = , death_place = Palace of Vers ...

on horseback, in the middle of the facade was removed and replaced only during the

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Henry IV of France Henry IV (french: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarc ...

, in the same posture.

Gallery

Image:Blason de l'hotel de ville de Lyon.jpg, Mosaic representing the City Hall in the park of the

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon The Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon (french: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon) is a municipal museum of fine arts in the French city of Lyon. Located near the Place des Terreaux, it is housed in a former Benedictine convent which was active during the 1 ...

Image:Siege and Taking of the City of Lyon.jpg, The City Hall during the siege of Lyon Image:Terreaux Hoteldeville Lyon bynight.jpg, Illuminated facade, on the night Image:lyon_hotel_de_ville_detail_01.jpg, The City Hall, pediment and belfry Image:Lyon City Hall at night as seen from the top of the opera.jpg, The court of honor

References

External links

Views of the Lyon City Hall

Official site

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hotel De Ville, Lyon 1st arrondissement of Lyon Buildings and structures in Lyon City and town halls in France 1651 establishments in France Tourist attractions in Lyon Buildings and structures completed in 1651