Rue du Bœuf
Former name(s) | Rue Tramassac |
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Length | 188 m (617 ft) |
Width | 4.5 meters |
Location | 5th arrondissement of Lyon, Lyon, France |
Postal code | 69005 |
Construction | |
Construction start | 3rd century |
Completion | 16th - 17th centuries |
The Rue du Bœuf is a 188-metre
History
The rue du Bœuf, like the rue Saint-Jean, was created to the late 3rd century after the inhabitants of
Long time ago, on the side of the hill, there were terraces, gardens and stables with an entrance on the montée Saint-Barthélémy.[3]
Famous people who live here include magistrate and writer Laurent Dugas who had his office in the street in 1711.[9] In the early 20th century, or at the late 19th century, the magician Philippe had his office, at the ground floor of the Renaissance building at No. 6, and a sign reminds it in the Cour des Loges.[10][11][12]
Architecture
- No. 3: Facade of the 17th century.[8]
- No. 6: The Cour des Loges, a former Jesuit religious institution,[13] now a large residence of Claude de Beaumont. This architectural complex composed of four[14] Renaissance buildings (16th, 17th and 18th centuries) now houses a five-star hotel and a Michelin-starred restaurant.
- No. 11 (or No. 34):[15][16] 16th-century house of General Attorney Pierre Builloud, previously owned by Balthazar De Villard, lieutenant of the seneschal of Lyon. Builloud gave a feast in 1589 which gathered religious personnamities and which remained famous under the name Festin des sept sages[8] or Festin d'Agathon.[17]
- No. 13: Taurus sculpted by Martin Hendricy circa 1640 as emblem of the Torelli, an Italian family.[10]
- No. 14: House of the Croppet, a family of magistrates. In 1562, Jean Croppet hid in the well of the house part of the treasure of the Cathedral of St. John to prevent it from being looted by the Baron of Adrets during the wars of religion.[8][18] To perpetuate the memory, the counts of Lyon did raise an obelisk of polished stone. In the 19th century, the hotel was beautifully decorated with paintings by Blanchet, and the ceiling of the dining room contained an inscription: "Neither regret of the past nor fear of the future."[15] Currently, the vault of access to the courtyard is composed of two semicircular arches with a central pendant. The semi-octagonal tower is supported by a back wall and three pillars.[10]
- No. 16 : Famous Tour rose, composed of an internal courtyard and a pinkish plaster tower, and built after plans by architect Sertio.
- No. 19 : House of L'outarde d'or, originally a sign of a poulterer, built in 1487 with a sign made in 1708.[10]
- Montée des Chazeaux : it crosses the rue du Bœuf near the rue de la Bombarde, formerly called "Tire-Cul"[20] because of its 230 steps.[21] It was named after a Benedictine monastery whose primary home was in Chazeaux in the department of the Loire.
- No. 22 : Hotel named after a traboule of the Tour rose at No. 16. Two medallions adorn the ground floor with the effigy of a couple, probably the owners.[13] In the courtyard, the round tower has a spiral staircase, in front of a terrace and a garden. In the background, there is a pit shell near the studded door of the Institut des sciences clavologiques. The hotel, composed of three 15th and 18th-century buildings, has 12 rooms. It housed Molière for three years.[22]
The street has many traboules, but are not open to the public. The most notable and longest of Vieux Lyon is at No. 27 and crosses four houses to reach the rue Saint-Jean, at No. 54.
See also
References
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- ^ Revue du Lyonnaise. Vol. 4. 1836. p. 8. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ^ "Rue du Bœuf" (in French). Rues de Lyon. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ Beaulieu, C. (1837). Histoire de Lyon depuis les Gaulois jusqu'à nos jours, ornée de vignettes, points de vue et portraits (in French). Lyon: A. Baron. p. 538. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d Meynard, Louis (1932). Dictionnaire des lyonnaiseries — Les hommes. Le sol. Les rues. Histoires et légendes (in French). Vol. 1 (1982 ed.). Lyon: Jean Honoré. pp. 248–50.
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- ^ Champdor, Albert (1974). Vieilles chroniques de Lyon (in French). Lyon: Albert Guillot. p. 157.
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External links
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