Rue Émile-Zola
Former name(s) | Rue Saint-Dominique Rue Chalier |
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Location | 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, Lyon, France |
Postal code | 69002 |
Construction | |
Construction start | 1562 |
The Rue Émile-Zola is a street located in the
History
It was created in 1562 by
The restaurant "Lucotte", owned by Couderc in 1827, had its ceiling decorated with an oil painting by Sarrabat entitled Sunrise, made circa 1710. In 1835, the Gas Company of Perrache made its first attempts of gas lighting. In 1864, the sign of the cutler Lacouture was a red clothed robot.[6]
The 19th-century Lyon historian and writer Aimé Vingtrinier lived at No. 3, what is recalled by a plate affixed to the door.[7] Among famous inhabitants of the street, there were Jean-Jacques Rousseau, many judges, treasurers, sculptors and architects in the 18th and 19th century. Lyon poet Alexis Rousset was born this street. In the 18th century, the No. 3 was the Lord of the Croix-Rousse's house, Simon-Claude Boulard of Gatelier. The offices of the Canal Company of Givors were at No. 14 in 1843.[6]
Architecture and description
First large, the street became narrow in its second part. It starts with a 20th-century corner tower on the Place des Jacobins. There are balconies of that time and beautiful doorways, in wood or in stone, and some of them can be crossed. Some doors lead to courtyards, as at No. 15. The buildings mostly date from the 18th and 19th-century and have highly decorated entrances.[7]
The street is mainly composed of luxurious shops, including stores of clothes, of shoes, jewelries...[7]
References
- ISBN 2-913610-66-8.
- ISBN 2-84147-126-8.
- ^ Brun De La Valette, Robert (1969). Lyon et ses rues (in French). Paris: Le Fleuve. p. 182.
- ISBN 2-7234-3442-7.
- ^ Lions, J. (1838). Guide du voyageur à Lyon, ou Lyon ancien et Lyon moderne (in French). pp. 172–73.
- ^ a b Meynard, Louis (1932). Dictionnaire des lyonnaiseries — Les hommes. Le sol. Les rues. Histoires et légendes (in French). Vol. 2 (1982 ed.). Lyon: Jean Honoré. pp. 168–72.
- ^ a b c "Rue Émile Zola" (in French). Rues de Lyon. Retrieved 4 December 2009.