Rue Royale, Lyon
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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 traboule
s closed which link the street with the Quai Lassagne and the rue d'Alsace-Lorraine. It is served by the line C of the metro
, (Croix-Paquet station).
. At the entrance of the street, there was a famous bathhouse called "Le Clavecin", built by Gary. 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, and rue Nationale in 1850. In 1792, Mayor of Lyon Antoine Nivière-Chol (1744-1817) lived in the street. Musicologist and Chopin biographer Édouard Ganche (1880-1945) lived at number 5 from the mid 1920's to his death. He had there one of the most important private collection of Chopin-related objects in the world at this time.
There was a famous restaurant owned by the "Mère Brazier" aka Eugénie Brazier (1895–1977), an illiterate peasant born in the Ain, arrived in Lyon in 1914. She opened her own restaurant at No. 12 in 1921 and became the first three-star female awarded by Michelin (fom 1933 to 1939). In 2007, the restaurant was bought by Mathieu Viannay.
An architecture firm located in the street has the same same as that of the street : Rue Royale Architects. There are a nightclub and the Théâtre de l'Anagramme.
s 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):
1st arrondissement of Lyon
The 1st arrondissement of Lyon, France is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon. It is located below the hill of Croix-Rousse and on the north part of the Presqu'île formed by the Saône and the Rhône, the two rivers in 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 traboule
Traboule
Traboules are a type of passageway primarily associated with the city of Lyon, France, but also located in the French cities of Villefranche-sur-Saône, Mâcon, Saint-Étienne, along with a few in Chambéry)...
s closed which link the street with the Quai Lassagne and the rue d'Alsace-Lorraine. It is served by the line C of the metro
Lyon Metro Line C
Lyon Metro Line C is the modern incarnation of an old cable-hauled railway operating on part of the current alignment. In 1891, the Funiculaire Croix-Rousse - Croix-Paquet was opened, running between its namesake stations...
, (Croix-Paquet station).
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. 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 in the goal of allowing the exit of the Tunnel de la Croix-RousseTunnel de la Croix-Rousse
The Tunnel de la Croix-Rousse is a road tunnel located in the 1st and 4th arrondissements of Lyon, opened to traffic on 19 April 1952.-Description:...
. At the entrance of the street, there was a famous bathhouse called "Le Clavecin", built by Gary. 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, and rue Nationale in 1850. In 1792, Mayor of Lyon Antoine Nivière-Chol (1744-1817) lived in the street. Musicologist and Chopin biographer Édouard Ganche (1880-1945) lived at number 5 from the mid 1920's to his death. He had there one of the most important private collection of Chopin-related objects in the world at this time.
There was a famous restaurant owned by the "Mère Brazier" aka Eugénie Brazier (1895–1977), an illiterate peasant born in the Ain, arrived in Lyon in 1914. She opened her own restaurant at No. 12 in 1921 and became the first three-star female awarded by Michelin (fom 1933 to 1939). In 2007, the restaurant was bought by Mathieu Viannay.
Architecture
The rue Royale is lined by five-floor buildings and houses made of solid gray stone signed. There are several big doors, most of them are painted. The last building, at the west, has only one floor with a roof terrace.An architecture firm located in the street has the same same as that of the street : Rue Royale Architects. There are a nightclub and the Théâtre de l'Anagramme.
Traboules
There are 14 trabouleTraboule
Traboules are a type of passageway primarily associated with the city of Lyon, France, but also located in the French cities of Villefranche-sur-Saône, Mâcon, Saint-Étienne, along with a few in Chambéry)...
s 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):
- The No. 5 has three entrances and a particular architecture which includes five medallions, stained glass doors, many heads of old people and crouching lions carved, ancient lanterns and painted vases.
- The No. 7 includes workshops of architecture.
- At the No. 11, there are three metal balconies and plants in the courtyard.
- At No. 15, there is a triangular courtyard with three balconies.
- The No. 17 begins with a large door.
- At No. 21, the entrance is high and the restored courtyard has two columns.
- The gate of No. 23 dates from the eighteenth century.
- The restored courtyard of Nos. 25-27 ends with a large door with a repainted facade.
- At No. 29, there is a high fountain with a disused pendulum topped by a Virgin and Child.
- The No. 31 has a small glassed courtyard and ends under stone balconies.
- The Louis XVI-styled entrance of No. 33 is highly decorated.