18/43.- Lyon, Hotel de Ville

In this photo you can see one of the facades of the 'Hotel de Ville' --the one that faces Place des Terreaux. This City Hall is a work of Simon Maupin from 1646. Soon after its inauguration, in 1674, a fire partially destroyed the building and Jules Hardouin-Mansart supervised its reconstruction. Inside this building the Marseillaise was sung for the first time, during the seat of the Revolutionary Court in 1792.

With its 65 bells, the Town Hall's carillon is one of the most important in Europe. The bells are played on Sunday evenings during the summer, and once a week the rest of the year.

Behind this building sits the Place Louis Pradel and the nice Opera House..

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