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Place des Terreaux

The Place des Terreaux is a square located in the centre of , , on the Presqu'île between the and the rivers, at the foot of the hill of in the .
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  • Type: Pedestrian zone
  • Description: public square located in the center of Lyon, France
  • Also known as: “place des Terreaux”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon and Hôtel de ville.

Museum
Photo: Alorange, Public domain.
The is a municipal of fine arts in the French city of . Located near the Place des Terreaux, it is housed in a former Benedictine convent which was active during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Town hall
Photo: Danichou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the city hall of , France, and one of the largest historic buildings in the city. The building is located between the Place des Terreaux and the Place de la Comédie, in front of the Opéra Nouvel. is situated 120 metres east of Place des Terreaux.

Work of art
Photo: Kent Wang, CC BY 4.0.
The is a fountain sculpted by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and realised in 1889 by Gaget & Gautier. It was erected at the Place des Terreaux, in the 1st arrondissement of , in September 1892.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 1st arrondissement of Lyon and Les Cordeliers.

Suburb
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The is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of . It is located below the hill of and on the north part of the Presqu'île formed by the and the , the two rivers in Lyon.

Suburb
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is one of the central quarters in the , . It is mainly known for the Place des Cordeliers in its centre.

Neighborhood
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is a quarter located in the , . It was named after the parish church. Located in the perimeter saved registered to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is one of the three parishes of the , the historic center of the city.

Place des Terreaux

Latitude
45.76752° or 45° 46′ 3″ north
Longitude
4.83349° or 4° 50′ 1″ east
Elevation
170 metres (558 feet)
Open location code
8FQ6QR9M+29
Open­Street­Map ID
way 5117443
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Geo­Names ID
12493328
Wiki­data ID
Q1506
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Place des Terreaux” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Plaça dels Terreaux”
  • Catalan: “Plaça des Terreaux”
  • Chinese: “沃土广场”
  • Dutch: “place des Terreaux”
  • Dutch: “Place des Terreaux”
  • French: “place des Terreaux, Lyon”
  • French: “place des Terreaux”
  • French: “Place des Terreaux”
  • German: “Place des Terreaux”
  • Hungarian: “Place des Terreaux”
  • Hungarian: “Terreaux tér”
  • Italian: “place des Terreaux”
  • Japanese: “テロー広場”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “place des Terreaux”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Place des Terreaux”
  • Norwegian: “Place des Terreaux”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Plaça dels Terreaux”
  • Persian: “پلس ده ترو”
  • Russian: “Place des Terreaux”
  • Russian: “Плас-де-Терро”
  • Slovenian: “place des Terreaux”
  • Spanish: “Place des Terreaux”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Place des Terreaux”. Photo: Corentin Eustacchi, CC BY-SA 4.0.