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The Place Ambroise-Courtois is a square in the neighborhood of Monplaisir in the
Plaque place Ambroise-Courtois.jpg, The street sign for the square
Marché du soir - place Courtois - Lyon.jpg, Night market at the Place Ambroise-Courtois
The Place Ambroise-Courtois is a square in the neighborhood of Monplaisir in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon
The 8th arrondissement of Lyon() is one of the 9 arrondissements of Lyon.
Geography
Quarters
* Le Bachut
* Monplaisir Ville
* Monplaisir La Plaine, usually known as La Plaine
* Mermoz Nord
* Mermoz Sud
* Les États-Unis
* Le Transvaal
* Laënn ...
. It was named after , a city councillor, on 30 October 1944, months after Courtois was assassinated by the Milice française. It had been previously named the Place de Monplaisir. The square is bordered by the to the south and the to the north.
Buildings and monuments
* At the north end of the square is a monument toAuguste and Louis Lumière
The Lumière brothers (, ; ), Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumière (19 October 1862 – 10 April 1954) and Louis Jean Lumière (5 October 1864 – 6 June 1948), were French manufacturers of photography equipment, best known for their ' motion ...
, who were the inventors of the cinematograph
Cinematograph or kinematograph is an early term for several types of motion picture film mechanisms. The name was used for movie cameras as well as film projectors, or for complete systems that also provided means to print films (such as the ...
and lived in a villa adjacent to the square.
* The Institut Lumière
The Institut Lumière (; "Lumière Institute") is a French organisation, based in Lyon, for the promotion and preservation of aspects of French film making. The Institut Lumière is a museum that honours the contribution to filmmaking by Auguste ...
, located at the west end of the square, is the former home of the Lumière brothers.
* There is a bust of Ambroise Courtois at the south end of the square.
* There is a bandstand in the middle of the square.
See also
* List of streets and squares in LyonReferences
External links
* 8th arrondissement of Lyon Squares in Lyon {{France-struct-stub