- 22 rue de Constantine, 69001 Lyon, France
- What you see
- What you need to know
Admire the Portraits of 15 famous Lyonnais which appear in medallion on the Facades, crowning the windows of the 1st floor of the building constructed by Claude-Anthelme Benoît.
Each medallion is engraved with an inscription giving the name of the person represented. From left to right:
- Joseph Michel Montgolfier
- Guillaume Rouville
- Major Claude Martin
- Joseph Marie Jacquard
- Pompone de Bellièvre
- Fay of Sathonay
- Jacques Germain Soufflot
- Philibert Delorme
- Nicolas and Guillaume Coustou
- Francois Frédéric Lemot
- Louise Labé
- Julie Bernard known as Mrs. Récamier
- Jean-Jacques de Boissieux
- Jacques Stella
- Abbot François Rozier
Admire the elements decorative facades with composite order columns, pilasters, medallion portraits which adorn the 3rd floor sills, an alternation of cherubs.
There corner statue, which represents Saint Peter in terracotta, is the work of Joseph Fabisch.
- Images
- Anecdote
At the time of the construction of the building, the rue Paul-Chanevard (name of the painter) was only the rue Saint Pierre in memory of the old abbey which became the Palais des Beaux-Arts. This certainly explains the presence of the statue at the corner of the building.
