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Place des Jacobins - Lyon
Place des Jacobins
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Presqu'ile: Presqu' île
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  • OrlandoBR
  • Updated By OrlandoBR on March 3, 2003
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  • Presqu'ile - Lyon
    by OrlandoBR
    Lyon is cut by two rivers, the Rhône and the Saône, which for a long urban peninsula, if you can call it that - Presqu' île means "almost an island". There are squares (Place des Terreaux, Place Bellecour), the Hôtel de Ville, the Opera, most of the commerce in Lyon, and the Lyon Perrache train station.

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    Presqu'ile: A building
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  • OrlandoBR
  • Updated By OrlandoBR on March 5, 2003
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  • Presqu'ile - Lyon
    by OrlandoBR
    Would be glad if anyone from Lyon told me what this is. An impressive building in the Presqu'île, I liked it and took a picture, but haven't got a clue on what it is :(

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    Presqu'ile: Euro 2000
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  • Updated By barryg23 on January 21, 2003
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  • Footy in Lyon - Lyon
    Footy in Lyon
    by barryg23
    The Euro 2000 soccer tournament had just started when we arrived in Lyon. I remember watching France vs Czech Republic at the town hall in Lyon and I think France won 2-1. If you have eyes like a hawk you can see Thierry Henry scoring for france :)

    Most towns in France showed the games on a big screen at their town halls and it was a great way to meet people and follow the soccer. Susan wasn't a big fan of the footy so I had to think of creative ways of being in the town hall area when the games were being shown and hoping she'd take the hint!

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    Presqu'ile: New Page 1 Visit...
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  • mignonne
  • By mignonne on August 25, 2002
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    Visit Saint Nizier Church
    French Gothic style church constructed in the 14th and 15th Century. The
    two pointed rooftops are of different colours! Picture coming up soon!Nice
    To get there, take the metro and get down at Cordeliers.
     



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    Presqu'ile: Lyon Simplifie
  • By BradyJC3 on October 23, 2003
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  • Fourviere- great view and walk.
    Rue Merciere (2e) also bleeds French culture and food much like Vieux Lyon.
    The Ferris Wheel ride at Bellecour (jan/feb) provides a gorgeous view of all the terracotta colored rooftops in the city- nice photo op.

    Drinking at the pubs, walking across the Rhone en route to the university, the bread, cheese, wine.

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    Presqu'ile: Lyon General Tips Tip (Untitled)
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  • By eManWithG on August 26, 2002
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    Presqu'ile: tres bien!
    alirom
  • Updated By alirom on January 3, 2003
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    Presqu'ile: city hall
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  • By fabrice on July 28, 2003
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    Presqu'ile: La fontaine des Jacobins
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  • By Klod5 on June 10, 2007
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  • La fontaine des Jacobins - Lyon
    La fontaine des Jacobins
    by Klod5
    Très tôt, une pompe occupa la place, puis une fontaine où l'on devait installer la statue du préfet Vaïsse.
    La fontaine actuelle fût décidée en 1877. Sa réalisation fût confiée à l'architecte Gaspard André et au sculpteur Charles Delaplanche. Sous le titre "Lyon à ceux qui l'ont illustré" ils élevèrent un imposant monument dans le goût de l'époque. Au-dessus de sirènes girondes, un temple surmonté d'un petit dôme abrite les outils de quatre artistes lyonnais, tenant leurs outils : l'architecte Philibert Delorme, le graveur Gérard Audran, le sculpteur Guillaume Coustou et le peintre Hippolyte Flandrin.

    Very early, a pump occupied the place, then a fountain where one had to install the statue of prefect Vaïsse.
    The present fountain was decided in 1877. Its realization was confided to architect Gaspard André and sculptor Charles Delaplanche. Under the title "Lyon to those that illustrated" it they raised an imposing monument in the taste of the time. Above fat sirens, a temple surmounted of a small dome shelters the tools of four artists of Lyons, holding their tools : architect Philibert Delorme, engraver Gérard Audran, sculptor Guillaume Coustou and painter Hippolyte Flandrin.

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    Presqu'ile: see the Exchange - one of the...
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  • Updated By Fam_Stoica on September 12, 2002
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  • Presqu'ile - Lyon
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    see the Exchange - one of the oldest in the world

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