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Bartholdi (of Statue of Liberty fame). The four horses pulling the chariot symbolise
rivers galloping seawards. The Hôtel de Ville (town hall) fronting the square was
built in 1655 but given its present ornate facade in 1702.

Place des Terreaux
PHOTOGRAPHER: CORINNE HUMPHREY

PLACE BELLECOUR
( Bellecour) One of Europe's largest public squares, place Bellecour was laid out
in the 17th century. In the centre is an equestrian statue of Louis XIV .

City Square

OPÉRA DE LYON
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Opera House

( Hôtel de Ville) Lyon's neoclassical, 1831-built opera house was modernised in
1993 by renowned French architect Jean Nouvel, who added the striking semi-cyl-
indrical glass-domed roof.