22/43.- Lyon, Place des Jacobins

The 'Place des Jacobins' is one of the places of interest in the Presquile Peninsula -- Second District. This district has a long history. Its first inhabitants were the Celts. Some centuries later the Romans established a settlement in this peninsula. In the middle ages this piece of land between Lyon's two rivers was a residential and craftsman's quarter. In The 18th century the peninsula was fully transformed, with the attachment of some islands of the Rhône river. In the 1970's the district became a place of exchange with the construction of the Perrache train station.

One of the symbols of this old business district is the "Chamber of Commerce" building ...

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