Place Bellecour is a large square in the centre of Lyon, France, to the north of the Ainay district. Measuring 312 m by 200 m, it is one of the largest open squares in Europe, and the third biggest square in France, behind the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux (12.6 ha) and the Place de la Concorde in Paris (8.6 ha). It is also the largest pedestrian square in Europe: vehicles are allowed on the Place de la Concorde and Place des Quinconces.
Equestrian statue of King Louis XIV on Place Bellecour
Joseph-Hugues Fabisch, Pediment with the bust of Apollo (1854), West Pavilion (current Office of the Lyon Tourist Board)
The Ferris wheel, on Place Bellecour
Equestrian statue of Louis XIV, by François-Frédéric Lemot, with the Ferris wheel in the background
Lyon, formerly spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of Paris, 278 km (173 mi) north of Marseille, 113 km (70 mi) southwest of Geneva, 58 km (36 mi) northeast of Saint-Étienne.
Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Image: France 003038 Basilica of Notre Dame de Fourvière (15939822990 cropped)
Image: Fontaine Bartholdi Place des Terreaux (cropped)
Image: Pont R08 Lafayet 10
