The Place des Terreaux is a square located in the centre of Lyon, France, on the Presqu'île between the Rhône and the Saône rivers, at the foot of the hill of La Croix-Rousse in the 1st arrondissement
Terreaux Square with the Hôtel de Ville, the Fontaine Bartholdi and the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon at night in 2025, after the second development of the square in 2019 by Daniel Buren and Christian Drevet.
The siege of Lyon (1793).
The Fontaine Bartholdi on the square
The Hôtel de Ville is the city hall of Lyon, France, and one of the largest historic buildings in the city. The building is located between the Place des Terreaux and the Place de la Comédie, in front
Place des Terreaux
…on the Presqu'île between the Rhône and the Saône rivers, at the foot of the hill of La Croix-Rousse in the 1st arrondissement. It borders both the Hôtel de Ville and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon. The square belongs to the zone classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The square has these borders…
The main frontage of the Hôtel de Ville in May 2025
Mosaic representing the City Hall in the park of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
Illuminated facade, on the night