Rue de la République


Rue de la République is a street located in the 1st and 2nd arrondissements of Lyon. This is the main shopping street of the city. This zone is served by the metro stations Bellecour, Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel and Cordeliers. The street belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

History

After his appointment in 1853, the prefect of the Rhône and mayor of Lyon Claude-Marius Vaïsse decided to create three new roads connecting the Place Bellecour to other major squares of the Presqu'Île :
Two squares have been created on this occasion, both located along the rue de la République : the Place Impériale and the Place des Cordeliers. The street, long over a kilometer, follows a southwest–northeast axis from the Place Bellecour to the Place de la République, then a north–south axis to the Place Louis Pradel.
In 1894, the President Sadi Carnot was assassinated at the palace of Commerce, located on the Place des Cordeliers.
In the 1970s, the construction of the line A of Metro generated the digging of trenches on the entire street.
The location of the Rue de la République, in the center of the city, and its large number of shops make the street one of the most frequented ones of Lyon by day and night. It is also known by its apocope, "Rue de la Ré".

Trades

Like the avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the Rue de la République attracts a large number of signs, including :
The Rue de la République is lined with Haussman-style buildings, constructed in the 19th century when the street was created.