Place Ambroise-Courtois is a square in the neighborhood of Monplaisir in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon. It was named after Ambroise Courtois, a city councillor, on 30 October 1944, months after Courtois was assassinated by the Milice française.[1][2] It had been previously named Place de Monplaisir.[3] The square is bordered by Avenue des Frères-Lumière to the south and Cours Albert-Thomas to the north.
Buildings and monuments edit
- At the north end of the square is a monument to Auguste and Louis Lumière, who were the inventors of the cinematograph and lived in a villa adjacent to the square.
- The Institut Lumière, located at the west end of the square, is the former home of the Lumière brothers.
- There is a bust of Ambroise Courtois at the south end of the square.
- There is a bandstand in the middle of the square.
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The street sign for the square -
Night market at Place Ambroise-Courtois
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Evenements". Archives Municipales de Lyon (in French). Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Archives municipales – Index des noms de rues, places et ponts cités" (PDF). Archives Municipales de Lyon (in French). p. 2. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Charras, Maurice (2 May 2012). "Guerres". Lyon.Monplaisir (in French). Retrieved 9 February 2017.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Place Ambroise Courtois (Lyon).
- Official website (in French)
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