Square
Place des Terreaux
The square in front of Lyon's town hall, with Bartholdi's fountain of horses pulling a chariot.
- Editor's score
- 4.4
- Visit
- 20 min
- Price
- Free
About
Framed by the 17th-century Hôtel de Ville and the Museum of Fine Arts, the square is famous for its fountain by Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty. It is a centre of the Festival of Lights each December.
Best time to go: Evening, when the fountain and town hall are lit.
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