Rue du Bât-d'Argent
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The Rue du Bât-d'Argent is an old street which crosses perpendicularly a part of the Presqu'île
quarter in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon
. It begins at the rue Édouard-Herriot
, in continuation of the rue du Plâtre, crosses the rue de la République
and the rue du Garet, and ends on the Quai Jean Moulin. The street is famous for its college, the Collège-lycée Ampère
.
. In 1793, the Jacobin Club
had its meetings in the north part.
The part of the street located between the rue du Garet and the embankment was opened in 1551. The street was originally named rue du Pet Étroit (also spelled Pet Estroit, already attested in 1350) because of its narrowness and its foul smell at the time and rue du Pas Étroit (or Étrée, according to another source) in the 17th century, and finally rue du Bât-d'Argent. The street was named thus in reference to the trade of bourrelier and this noun would come from a gold shop sign located at No. 11 (other ancient authors say the sign was at No. 17). In 1827, nine looms were still in the street. The city of Lyon bought many buildings between 1844 and 1883 to widen the street and modify the immediate neighborhood. Hospices, located at No. 13, were purchased for 210,000 francs in 1859. In 1890, the Municipal Laboratory of Slaughter, used for public vaccinations, was installed at No. 21. At number 8, at the corner of rue de la Republique
, the restaurant of chocolate maker Casati was wrecked in 1894, when Sadi Carnot
was murdered.
In the end, towards the embankment, there was a vault of communication between the college and the house at the northern corner of the street. The two were linked by the game hall of the college, which became in 1793 the Club Central. The vault was demolished.
The papillote was created in the street by an apprentice pastrycook who sent sweets wrapped in love letters to his fiancee, and whose boss was named Mr Papillot. In the nineteenth century, most manufacturers or sellers of saddles of the city settled here.
Many famous people have lived in this street, including sculptor Antoine Coysevox
in the 17th century (he sculpted a Virgin statue in 1676-77 which remained a few time at the corner of rue du Bât-d'Argent and the rue de l'Hôtel de Ville), André-Marie Ampère
and his wife in 1800, Stendhal
in 1837, painters Jean-Pierre Crolle and François Nolin (18th century), and Alphonse Daudet
.
. Already in the 18th century, the No. 18 was composed of different rooms with their own function, and even children had their bedroom, which was quite rare at the time.
Formerly placed at No. 2, at the corner with the rue Édouard-Hérriot, the Madonna and Child sculpted by Coysevox around 1676 is considered as a baroque
masterpiece and has been preserved since 1771 at the Église Saint-Nizier.
Presqu'ile (Lyon)
The Presqu’île, literally the "peninsula", extending from the foot of the Croix Rousse hill to the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône rivers, is in the city centre of Lyon, France. It has a preponderance of cafés, restaurants, luxury shops, department stores, banks, government buildings, and...
quarter in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon
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...
. It begins at the rue Édouard-Herriot
Rue Édouard-Herriot
The Rue Édouard-Herriot is one of the most important shopping streets of the Presqu'île in Lyon. It links the two most famous places of the city, the Place Bellecour and the Place des Terreaux . Its northern part is located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, but the main part of the street is in...
, in continuation of the rue du Plâtre, crosses the rue de la République
Rue de la République
Rue de la République is a street located in the 1st and 2nd arrondissements of Lyon. This is the main shopping street of the city. This zone is served by the metro stations Bellecour, Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel and Cordeliers...
and the rue du Garet, and ends on the Quai Jean Moulin. The street is famous for its college, the Collège-lycée Ampère
Collège-lycée Ampère
The Collège-lycée Ampère is a famous school located in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.-History:It was founded in 1519 by members of the Brotherhood of the Trinity. It was then known under the name of Collège de la Trinité...
.
History
The street was created in the late Middle AgesMiddle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
. In 1793, the Jacobin Club
Jacobin Club
The Jacobin Club was the most famous and influential political club in the development of the French Revolution, so-named because of the Dominican convent where they met, located in the Rue St. Jacques , Paris. The club originated as the Club Benthorn, formed at Versailles from a group of Breton...
had its meetings in the north part.
The part of the street located between the rue du Garet and the embankment was opened in 1551. The street was originally named rue du Pet Étroit (also spelled Pet Estroit, already attested in 1350) because of its narrowness and its foul smell at the time and rue du Pas Étroit (or Étrée, according to another source) in the 17th century, and finally rue du Bât-d'Argent. The street was named thus in reference to the trade of bourrelier and this noun would come from a gold shop sign located at No. 11 (other ancient authors say the sign was at No. 17). In 1827, nine looms were still in the street. The city of Lyon bought many buildings between 1844 and 1883 to widen the street and modify the immediate neighborhood. Hospices, located at No. 13, were purchased for 210,000 francs in 1859. In 1890, the Municipal Laboratory of Slaughter, used for public vaccinations, was installed at No. 21. At number 8, at the corner of rue de la Republique
Rue de la République
Rue de la République is a street located in the 1st and 2nd arrondissements of Lyon. This is the main shopping street of the city. This zone is served by the metro stations Bellecour, Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel and Cordeliers...
, the restaurant of chocolate maker Casati was wrecked in 1894, when Sadi Carnot
Marie François Sadi Carnot
Marie François Sadi Carnot was a French statesman and the fourth president of the Third French Republic. He served as the President of France from 1887 until his assassination in 1894.-Early life:...
was murdered.
In the end, towards the embankment, there was a vault of communication between the college and the house at the northern corner of the street. The two were linked by the game hall of the college, which became in 1793 the Club Central. The vault was demolished.
The papillote was created in the street by an apprentice pastrycook who sent sweets wrapped in love letters to his fiancee, and whose boss was named Mr Papillot. In the nineteenth century, most manufacturers or sellers of saddles of the city settled here.
Many famous people have lived in this street, including sculptor Antoine Coysevox
Antoine Coysevox
Charles Antoine Coysevox , French sculptor, was born at Lyon, and belonged to a family which had emigrated from Spain...
in the 17th century (he sculpted a Virgin statue in 1676-77 which remained a few time at the corner of rue du Bât-d'Argent and the rue de l'Hôtel de Ville), André-Marie Ampère
André-Marie Ampère
André-Marie Ampère was a French physicist and mathematician who is generally regarded as one of the main discoverers of electromagnetism. The SI unit of measurement of electric current, the ampere, is named after him....
and his wife in 1800, Stendhal
Stendhal
Marie-Henri Beyle , better known by his pen name Stendhal, was a 19th-century French writer. Known for his acute analysis of his characters' psychology, he is considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism in his two novels Le Rouge et le Noir and La Chartreuse de Parme...
in 1837, painters Jean-Pierre Crolle and François Nolin (18th century), and Alphonse Daudet
Alphonse Daudet
Alphonse Daudet was a French novelist. He was the father of Léon Daudet and Lucien Daudet.- Early life :Alphonse Daudet was born in Nîmes, France. His family, on both sides, belonged to the bourgeoisie. The father, Vincent Daudet, was a silk manufacturer — a man dogged through life by misfortune...
.
Architecture
The street currently begins with a very wide section composed of four-floor buildings of around 1950s; there is still a 18th century house at the intersection of the rue de la BourseRue de la Bourse
The Rue de la Bourse is a street located mainly in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, and also in the 1st arrondissement. It starts on the Place des Cordeliers, in the 2nd arrondissement, in front of the Église Saint-Bonaventure, and ends at right angles to the Rue du Bât-d'Argent, beyond which it is...
. Already in the 18th century, the No. 18 was composed of different rooms with their own function, and even children had their bedroom, which was quite rare at the time.
Formerly placed at No. 2, at the corner with the rue Édouard-Hérriot, the Madonna and Child sculpted by Coysevox around 1676 is considered as a baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
masterpiece and has been preserved since 1771 at the Église Saint-Nizier.