Rue des Marronniers

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Rue des Marronniers
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The rue des Marronniers, viewed from the Place Antonin-Poncet
Width8 m
Location 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, Lyon, France
Postal code69002
Construction
Construction start18th century

The Rue des Marronniers is a street located in the Bellecour quarter, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. It is a small paved pedestrian street famous for its many bouchons. It is served by the metro station Bellecour and many buses. The street belongs to a zone classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

2nd arrondissement of Lyon French municipal arrondissement in Rhône-Alpes, France

The 2nd arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.

Bouchon refers to cooking traditions and practices centering on the area around the French city of Lyon

A bouchon is a type of restaurant found in Lyon, France, that serves traditional Lyonnaise cuisine, such as sausages, "salade lyonnaise" duck pâté or roast pork. The speciality is "Quenelles de Brochet"(Pike Quenelles) with Nantua Sauce. Compared to other forms of French cooking such as nouvelle cuisine, the dishes are quite fatty and heavily oriented around meat. There are approximately twenty officially certified traditional bouchons, but a larger number of establishments describe themselves using the term.

World Heritage Site place listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or natural significance

A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area which is chosen by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties. The sites are judged important to the collective interests of humanity.

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History

Located near the Place Bellecour and the Place Antonin-Poncet, the street was named after the trees that lined the square (they have since been removed) [1] on its eastern side until the eighteenth century, [2] after being named rue de Jérusalem, then rue Neuve des Basses-brayes. [3] Its current name was chosen by consular decree of 30 September 1723. [4] It was drawn in the early eighteenth century, during the construction of buildings to the east of the Place Bellecour.

Place Bellecour large square in the city of Lyon

La Place Bellecour is a large square in the centre of Lyon, France, to the north of the Ainay district. Measuring 312 m by 200 m, it is one of the largest open squares in Europe, and the third biggest square in France, behind the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux (126,000 m²) and the Place de la Concorde in Paris (86,400 m²). It is also the largest pedestrian square in Europe: vehicles are allowed in Places de la Concorde and des Quinconces.

Place Antonin-Poncet public square in Lyon, France

The Place Antonin-Poncet is a square located in the Bellecour quarter, near the Place Bellecour, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, France. It is served by the metro station Bellecour of the lines A and D, and by many buses (10-12-14-15-29-30-35-53-58-88-99). The square belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Mayor of Lyon and member of the National Assembly Démophile Laforest lived here in the 1849. Many architects participated in the construction of buildings, including Pierre Gauthier (No. 1), Marc-Antoine Trollier (No. 5), Melchior Munet (No. 7), Gabriel Rigod (No. 11). Even numbers 2 to 10 were built in 1714, demolished in 1793 and rebuilt in 1810. [5]

The street became pedestrian in the late twentieth century.

Architecture and notable monuments

The Théâtre des Marronniers is the most famous monument of the street.

In 1952, Roger Planchon created the Théâtre de la Comédie at number 3 bis, a former locksmith's workshop. When he left Lyon for Villeurbanne, Marcel Maréchal succeeded him and installed the Théâtre du Cothurne. Many famous actors did their training here (Pierre Arditi, Catherine Arditi, Marcel Bozonnet, Maurice Bénichou or Bernard Ballet). In 1986, the small theatre was turned into a cinema named CNP Bellecour, [6] currently open on the Rue de la Barre. [7]

Roger Planchon, was a French playwright, director, filmmaker.

Villeurbanne Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Villeurbanne is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

Pierre Arditi French actor

Pierre Arditi is a French actor. He is the brother of French actress Catherine Arditi.

As of 2008, there is still a Théâtre des Marronniers, but it is now at number 7.

The traboule at No. 3 bis crosses four buildings and has an interesting architecture. It starts with a porte-cochere and leads to the former Théâtre des Marronniers. It has two outputs: the first one ends with a semicircular gate, a paved floor and a Louis XVI-styled building, and the second one, blocked up, is in the same three-floor building but higher. [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ 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. p. 50. ISBN   2-7171-0453-4.
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  5. ↑ Meynard, Louis (1932). Dictionnaire des lyonnaiseries — Les hommes. Le sol. Les rues. Histoires et légendes (in French). 3 (1982 ed.). Lyon: Jean Honoré. pp. 111–12.
  6. ↑ "Chazelles-sur-Lavieu - Théâtre du couvent Saint-Joseph" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Rue des Marronniers" (in French). Rues de Lyon. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  8. ↑ Dejean, René (1988). Traboules de Lyon — Histoire secrète d'une ville (in French). Le Progrès. p. 130. ISBN   2-904899-01-4.

Coordinates: 45°45′26″N4°50′05″E / 45.75722°N 4.83472°E / 45.75722; 4.83472

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