Cour des Voraces
The Cour des Voraces, also called Maison de la République, is a courtyard building in the Pentes quarter, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, famous for its enormous six-floor stairway.Photo: Romainbehar, CC0.
Photo: Fred Romero, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building court in Lyon, France
- Also known as: “Maison de la Republique” and “Maison de la République”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon and Place Colbert.
Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
Museum
The Museum of Fine Arts of 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 17th and 18th centuries. Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon is situated 590 metres south of Cour des Voraces.
Place Croix-Paquet
Park
Photo: Frachet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Place Croix-Paquet is a square located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, in the pentes de la Croix-Rousse quarter. It is formed by the intersection of the Rue du Griffon, the Rue des Capucins and the Montée Saint-Sébastien. Place Croix-Paquet is situated 180 metres southeast of Cour des Voraces.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pentes de la Croix Rousse and 1st arrondissement of Lyon.
Pentes de la Croix Rousse
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pentes de la Croix Rousse is a suburb.
1st arrondissement of Lyon
Suburb
The 1st arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon. It is located below the hill of Croix-Rousse and on the north part of the Presqu'île formed by the Saône and the Rhône, the two rivers in Lyon.
La Croix-Rousse
Suburb
Photo: YCrem’s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Croix-Rousse is a hill 254 metres high in the city of Lyon, France, as well as the name of a neighborhood located on this hill. The neighborhood is divided into les pentes and le plateau.
Cour des Voraces
- Categories: courtyard and tourism
- Location: Lyon, Arrondissement of Lyon, Greater Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.77197° or 45° 46′ 19″ northLongitude
4.83467° or 4° 50′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8FQ6QRCM+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 197673569OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=courtyardOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q10141
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Cour des Voraces” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cour des Voraces”
- Dutch: “Cour des Voraces”
- French: “cour des Voraces, Lyon”
- French: “cour des Voraces”
- French: “Cour des Voraces”
- German: “Cour des Voraces”
- German: “Maison de la République”
- Italian: “Cour des Voraces”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Cour des Voraces”
- Spanish: “Cour des Voraces”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Théâtre Instant T. and Nouveaux espaces latinos.
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