Lyon - Place Bellecour

 
Lyons's finest square is Place Bellecour, situated between the Rhône and the Saône, with an equestrian statue of Louis XIV by the Lyons sculptor F. Lemot (1775-1827). The buildings on the east and west sides of the square were erected around 1800. To the southeast, near the Head Post Office, is a 17th C. tower. From the north side of the square there is a view of the hill of Fourvière.

From the square Rue Victor-Hugo runs south by way of Place Ampère (monument) to the attractive Place Carnot, which has a large monument to the Republic erected in 1890.

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Louis XIV Statue in Place Bellecour & Notre Dame de Fourvière in Lyon.Louis XIV Statue in Place Bellecour & Notre Dame de Fourvière in Lyon.
Statue of Louis XIV in Bellecour Square in Lyon.Statue of Louis XIV in Bellecour Square in Lyon.
King Louis statue at Bellecour Place in Lyon.King Louis statue at Bellecour Place in Lyon.
People walking through Bellecour Place in Lyon.People walking through Bellecour Place in Lyon.
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