Place Ambroise-Courtois
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Place Ambroise-Courtois. The monument to the Lumière brothers can be seen on the far right.
Place Ambroise-Courtois is a square in the neighborhood of Monplaisir in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon. It was named after Ambroise Courtois, a city councillor, on 30 October 1944, months after Courtois was assassinated by the Milice française.[1][2] It had been previously named Place de Monplaisir.[3] The square is bordered by Avenue des Frères-Lumière to the south and Cours Albert-Thomas to the north.
Buildings and monuments
- At the north end of the square is a monument to Auguste and Louis Lumière, who were the inventors of the cinematograph and lived in a villa adjacent to the square.
- The Institut Lumière, located at the west end of the square, is the former home of the Lumière brothers.
- There is a bust of Ambroise Courtois at the south end of the square.
- There is a bandstand in the middle of the square.
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The street sign for the square
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Night market at Place Ambroise-Courtois
See also
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