Place des Jacobins

Place des Jacobins lies in the heart of Lyon’s central Presqu’ile at the intersection of a number of bustling shopping streets giving it busy, prosperous feel. It owes its name to the Jacobin monks or Friar Preachers of the Order of Saint Dominic who occupied the building to the south of the square.  It was given a complete makeover in 2013 with the addition of a pedestrian area around its magnificent fountain.

Previous years

Muriel Chaulet

Golden Hours


The only place you would expect to see a clock in a glass dome is on your great-aunt’s mantelpiece. But if you go to place des Jacobins, you will find its 19th century fountain has been transformed

2017 Festival

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F.Guignard-Perret - Ville de Lyon

Show Case

Les édifices se reflètent et se révèlent sur les miroirs que forment les faces de cet immense cube. Une belle mise en perspective pour la Place des Jacobins tout juste rénovée.

Edition 2013

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