Place des Célestins

Théâtre des Célestins

Part of the Place des Célestins during the renovation works of the theater in February 2005.

The Place des Célestins is a square located in the Célestins quarter, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. The square was named after the religious of the Order of the Celestines which were installed from 1407 to 1778. This zone is served by the metro station Bellecour. It belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

History

Before 1307, the square was located on the lands owned by the Knights Templar, who had a command post there.

After the Knights Templar's eviction, the Célestins installed a monastery which, despite some fires, remained for almost 400 years. Eventually demolished in 1778, it was replaced with the housing estate of the Célestins and a theater.^[1] In the second half of the 19th century, the plan of major architectural creations through Presqu'île provided for a track linking the rue Mercière and the Place Bellecour to the Place des Célestins. This project was finally cancelled. The square was redeveloped in 1994-1995 when an underground parking lot was dug. On the square, a kind of refracting telescope provides a kaleidoscope view of the car park.

The square has had almost the same appearance since the eighteenth century.^[2] Its most notable monument is the Théâtre des Célestins, designed by Gaspard André, and inaugurated in 1877, then in 2005.

References

↑ "Place des Célestins" (in French). Rues de Lyon. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
↑ Pelletier, Jean (1986). Lyon pas à pas — son histoire à travers ses rues — Presqu'île, rive gauche du Rhône, quais et ponts du Rhône (in French). Roanne / Le Coteau: Horvath. pp. 30–31. ISBN 2-7171-0453-4.

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45°45′35″N 4°49′55″E / 45.759791°N 4.831837°E / 45.759791; 4.831837

2nd arrondissement of Lyon

Quarters	Les Cordeliers Bellecour Les Celestins Le Confluent Ainay Perrache Montrochet

Streets	Cours Charlemagne Passage de l'Argue Rue Édouard-Herriot Rue Émile-Zola Rue de Brest Rue de la Bourse Rue de la Poulaillerie Rue de la République Rue des Archers Rue des Marronniers Rue Mercière Rue Victor-Hugo

Squares	Place Ampère Place Antonin-Poncet Place Bellecour Place Carnot Place de la République Place des Célestins Place des Jacobins

Places of worship	Basilique Saint-Martin d'Ainay Chapelle de la Trinité Église Saint-Bonaventure Église Saint-Nizier Grande synagogue de Lyon

Other monuments	Brasserie Georges Catholic University of Lyon Collège-lycée Ampère Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon La Sucrière Musée de l'Imprimerie Musée des Confluences Palais de la Bourse Patinoire Charlemagne Prison Saint-Paul Théâtre des Célestins

Transport	Gare de Lyon-Perrache Lyon Metro Line A Lyon Metro Line D Vélo'v

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