France Bellecour square

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Frédéric Monin

Big wheel on the Bellecour square at Lyon by night. The Bellecour square is the largest square in the city of Lyon (62,000 m2) and the fifth largest square in France. It is also the largest pedestrian square in Europe. At its center is an equestrian statue of Louis XIV. Another statue, representing the Little Prince and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, is located at the south-west end of the square. There are two pavilions on the square and services of the Tourist Office, as well as a small children's park, a fountain, two breweries and periodically a ferris wheel (during the Christmas and New Year holidays).

Big wheel on the Bellecour square at Lyon by night. The Bellecour square is the largest square in the city of Lyon (62,000 m2) and the fifth largest square in France. It is also the largest pedestrian square in Europe. At its center is an equestrian statue of Louis XIV. Another statue, representing the Little Prince and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, is located at the south-west end of the square. There are two pavilions on the square and services of the Tourist Office, as well as a small children's park, a fountain, two breweries and periodically a ferris wheel (during the Christmas and New Year holidays).

Frédéric Monin

26mm6sf/11ISO 200
Basiica of Fourviere and statue of Louis XIV seen from the Bellecour square. Colinne de Fourvière avec la basilique et la tour à son sommet vue de la place Bellecour à Lyon. En son centre, la statue de Louis XIV. The Bellecour square is the largest square in the city of Lyon (62,000 m2) and the fifth largest square in France. It is also the largest pedestrian square in Europe. At its center is an equestrian statue of Louis XIV. Another statue, representing the Little Prince and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, is located at the south-west end of the square. There are two pavilions on the square and services of the Tourist Office, as well as a small children's park, a fountain, two breweries and periodically a ferris wheel (during the Christmas and New Year holidays).

Basiica of Fourviere and statue of Louis XIV seen from the Bellecour square. Colinne de Fourvière avec la basilique et la tour à son sommet vue de la place Bellecour à Lyon. En son centre, la statue de Louis XIV. The Bellecour square is the largest square in the city of Lyon (62,000 m2) and the fifth largest square in France. It is also the largest pedestrian square in Europe. At its center is an equestrian statue of Louis XIV. Another statue, representing the Little Prince and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, is located at the south-west end of the square. There are two pavilions on the square and services of the Tourist Office, as well as a small children's park, a fountain, two breweries and periodically a ferris wheel (during the Christmas and New Year holidays).

Frédéric Monin

45mm30sf/10ISO 100
Basiica of Fourviere and statue of Louis XIV seen from the Bellecour square in B/W. Colinne de Fourvière avec la basilique et la tour à son sommet vue de la place Bellecour à Lyon. En son centre, la statue de Louis XIV. The Bellecour square is the largest square in the city of Lyon (62,000 m2) and the fifth largest square in France. It is also the largest pedestrian square in Europe. At its center is an equestrian statue of Louis XIV. Another statue, representing the Little Prince and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, is located at the south-west end of the square. There are two pavilions on the square and services of the Tourist Office, as well as a small children's park, a fountain, two breweries and periodically a ferris wheel (during the Christmas and New Year holidays).

Basiica of Fourviere and statue of Louis XIV seen from the Bellecour square in B/W. Colinne de Fourvière avec la basilique et la tour à son sommet vue de la place Bellecour à Lyon. En son centre, la statue de Louis XIV. The Bellecour square is the largest square in the city of Lyon (62,000 m2) and the fifth largest square in France. It is also the largest pedestrian square in Europe. At its center is an equestrian statue of Louis XIV. Another statue, representing the Little Prince and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, is located at the south-west end of the square. There are two pavilions on the square and services of the Tourist Office, as well as a small children's park, a fountain, two breweries and periodically a ferris wheel (during the Christmas and New Year holidays).

Frédéric Monin

37mm25sf/7ISO 100
About this spot
The Bellecour square is the largest square in the city of Lyon (62,000 m2) and the fifth largest square in France, after the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux, Place de la Concorde in Paris, the Cours Léopold and place Carnot in Nancy and the town hall square in Le Havre.
It is also the largest pedestrian square in Europe, the aforementioned places can accommodate vehicles, unlike Place Bellecour.
At its center is an equestrian statue of Louis XIV. Another statue, representing the Little Prince and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, is located at the south-west end of the square.
There are two pavilions on the square and services of the Tourist Office, as well as a small children's park, a fountain, two breweries and periodically a ferris wheel (during the Christmas and New Year holidays).

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