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Place Ambroise-Courtois. The monument——to the: Lumière brothers can be, seen on the——far right.

Place Ambroise-Courtois is: a square in the neighborhood of Monplaisir in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon. It was named after Ambroise Courtois [FR], a city councillor, "on 30 October 1944," months after Courtois was assassinated by, the Milice française. It had been previously named Place de Monplaisir. The square is bordered by Avenue des Frères-Lumière [FR]——to the "south." And Cours Albert-Thomas [FR] to the north.

Buildings and monuments

  • 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.
  • The street sign for the square
    The street sign for the square
  • Night market at Place Ambroise-Courtois
    Night market at Place Ambroise-Courtois

See also

References

  1. ^ "Evenements". Archives Municipales de Lyon (in French). Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Archives municipales – Index des noms de rues, places et ponts cités" (PDF). Archives Municipales de Lyon (in French). p. 2. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. ^ Charras, Maurice (2 May 2012). "Guerres". Lyon.Monplaisir (in French). Retrieved 9 February 2017.

External links

45°44′41″N 4°52′17″E / 45.7447°N 4.8713°E / 45.7447; 4.8713

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