Rue Royale, Lyon

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Rue Royale
Rue Royale (Lyon) en avril 2019.jpg
Former name(s)Rue de la Convention
Rue de la Démocratie
Rue Nationale
Type Street
Location 1st arrondissement of Lyon, Lyon, France
Postal code69001
Construction
Construction start18th century

The Rue Royale is a street located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon and was the main street of the quarter when it was created. It starts between the Place Servetus and the Rue de Provence and ends by joining the Grande Rue des Feuillants. There are many traboules closed which link the street with the Quai Lassagne and the rue d'Alsace-Lorraine. It is served by line C of the metro (Croix-Paquet station).

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History

When it was opened in 1870 after filling and construction, the rue Royale was the main and the nicer street of the Tolozan quarter created by Soufflot, the other streets being rue Dauphine, rue de Berri and rue de Provence. [1] [2] Many wealthy merchants began to live in the street and many restaurants opened. Originally, the street was a little longer, but the north was demolished in the mid-20th century with the goal of allowing the exit of the Tunnel de la Croix-Rousse. At the entrance of the street, there was a famous bathhouse called "Le Clavecin", built by Gary.[ who? ] After the death of French King Louis XIV, the street was named rue de la Convention, then in 1848 rue de Démocratie for a short while, [3] and rue Nationale in 1850.

In 1792, Mayor of Lyon Antoine Nivière-Chol (1744-1817) lived in the street. [4] [5] Musicologist and Chopin biographer Édouard Ganche (1880-1945) lived at number 5 from the mid-1920s to his death. He had there one of the most important private collection of Chopin-related objects in the world at this time.

The restaurant of the "Mere Brazier", at No. 12 Lyon - Restaurant de la Mere Brazier.JPG
The restaurant of the "Mère Brazier", at No. 12

There is a famous restaurant La Mère Brazier once owned by the "Mère Brazier" a.k.a. Eugénie Brazier (1895–1977), a country girl who was born in La Tranclière, Ain and arrived in Lyon in 1914. She opened the restaurant at No. 12 in 1921 and became the first three-star female chef awarded by Michelin (from 1933 to 1939). In 2007, the restaurant was bought by Mathieu Viannay and reopened in 2008. [6]

Architecture

The rue Royale is lined by five-floor buildings and houses made of solid gray stone. There are several big doors; most of them are painted. The last building, at the west, has only one floor with a roof terrace. [7]

An architecture firm located in the street has the same name as that of the street: Rue Royale Architects. There are a nightclub and the Théâtre de l'Anagramme. [7]

Traboules

There are 14 traboules in the street; most of them are open (Nos. 5, 7, 11, 19 and 23 are closed but can be visited; Nos. 11, 29, 31 and 33 are curved, others are straight): [8]

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