Rue de la République
Street in Lyon, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Rue de la République is a street located in the 1st and 2nd arrondissements of Lyon, France. It links the Place de la Comédie in the north to Place Le Viste in the south, just next to Place Bellecour, via the Place de la République.
Rue Impériale (1862–1871) | |
Former name(s) | Rue de Lyon (1871–1878) |
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Type | Street |
Location | 1st and 2nd arrondissements, Lyon, France |
Postal code | 69001, 69002 |
Coordinates | 45°45′47″N 4°50′9″E |
Construction | |
Inauguration | 1862 |
It is the main shopping street of the city. This zone is served by the Lyon Metro stations Hôtel de Ville–Louis Pradel (lines and ), Cordeliers (line ) and Bellecour (lines and ). The street belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
A street with an identical name exists in many other French cities, most notably in Marseille, where it links the Vieux-Port with the La Joliette neighbourhood.