Place Bellecour, Lyon by sandra46
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Place Bellecour is one of the largest squares in Europe. It is located between the rivers Rhone and Saone and it's really huge.Right in the center of the square you will find the statue of King Luis XIV on horseback created by the French sculptor, Francois Lemot.Another statue, representing the Petit Prince and Antoine de Saint-Exupery, is located at the west end of the square.This square forms the focal centre point of the city. In the backgroung there's a Ferris Wheel, but it isn't as famous as those in Vienna and London.
During the French Revolution, Lyon rose up against the National Convention and supported the Girondins. In 1793, the city was under siege for over two months, assaulted by the Revolutionary armies, before eventually surrendering. Several buildings were destroyed, especially around the Place Bellecour.A guillotine was installed here, and more than 2,000 people were beheaded. A decade later, Napoleon himself ordered the reconstruction of all the buildings demolished during this period.The square was named Place Bonaparte, then Place Napoleon. During the Bourbon Restoration, in 1825, a new statue of Louis XIV was erected.It was only under the French Third Republic that the place took its current name, Place Bellecour. It was a return to the past: in fact, its 12th-century Latin name was Bella curtis (Beau jardin, in French)because here the archbishop of Lyon had a vineyard.
Thank you for your kind comments.
Comments (42)
flora-crassella
fantastic view!!!! GREAT picture!!!!!!
MOSKETON
felicidades. no cambies nunca, fantastico estilo. muy buena imagen.
brycek
Wonderful capture and history!!
magnus073
Sandra this is a wonderful picture of this amazing square. The pov you chose is superb and really allows one to take it all in so well. I've never seen anything to compare to it before and the history of how it has come back despite everything was fascinating.
gaius
Merci de mettre en scène la ville où je suis né (à la Croix-Rousse...); Lyon est une des plus belles villes de France...cela dit, elle n'irait pas jusqu'à me faire perdre la tête !!!
frankie96
A wonderful view..so much going on down there..
carlx
Excellent perspective and mood!!!
Meisiekind
What a view and a great image! Well done! :)
dbrv6
Excellent capture and view.
mgtcs
Gorgeous photo, this a splendid shot, very well done!
Miska7
Very nice POV and information! Excellent capture!
claude19
Le Centre du Monde...pour les Lyonnais !!! Superb photo !
jocko500
lot of history here. wonderful looking place. like the pov
drifterlee
This is wonderful, Sandra!
jmb007
j'ai traverser tres souvent cette place,ca fait plaisir de la revoir!!splendide photo!!
durleybeachbum
I though..'Sandra's put up a Lowry!' Brilliant!
jeroni
Wonderful and very creative work
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent shot.
wysiwig
Fantastic view and interesting history.
Faemike55
Very beautiful photo and wonderful history lesson
A_Joker_B
Great capture, and thank you for the info (its much appreciated when a photo is put into context with a little background information)
Radar_rad-dude
A most gorgeous photo! It looks like a fine painting! Superb POV and I love your history! Remarkable reading and so very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
watapki66
Wonderful capture!
psyoshida
Great shot with a very spectacular perspective that allows us to see the scene in such detail. I agree with Radar rad-dude, it looks like a very fine painting. Excellent!!!
mickeyrony
Rather imposing buildings my Beautiful. All cities have their richnesses and savours hidden like. Cheer and mile mercies of us to make some share your savours ((5++)) Bâtiments assez imposants ma Belle . Toutes villes ont leurs richesses et saveurs cachées comme . Bravo et mile mercis de nous en faire partager tes saveurs ((5++))
Richardphotos
Europe has so many photographic places. I would go crazy trying to capture them.you done really good on this
bazza
What a great capture and super POV Sandra. One can see the river, the statue, the ferris wheel, so cool.. very good info to well done..
mariogiannecchini
Bella veduta Sandra! Un bel punto di vista ! ( Hai ragione sui macchiaioli, anche se , normalmente propendo piu' per gli impressionisti , Monet su tutti. Spesso nelle mie foto , naturalmente elaborate con appositi programmi, mi ispiro a questo tipo di pittura ) Ciao , buona giornata a te e Flavia
renecyberdoc
must have been interesting while the guillotine was there muahahah. serious now rené. aside from your brilliant handling of the camera i always enjoy the history bits,ometimes i read them maybe too quick, but in general i take my time and see what you have to tell us. always a pleasure for me.
JSGraphics
Excellent work! Well Done!