The Gare des Brotteaux is an old

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located in the Brotteaux quarter, in the

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History

LYON - La Nouvelle gare des Brotteaux - Le Quai et les voies - Ouverte aux voyageurs le 7 avril 1908

Built by the Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée company (PLM), and especially by Parisian architect Paul d'Arbaut and engineer Victor-Louis Rascol, the station served the line to

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and

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. Its style is almost the same as the

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which was built at the same time. The first station, called Gare de Genève, was created in 1858, then was replaced by the current station, built in 1904 and inaugurated on 29 March 1908.

The new railway station

Since 1982, facades, roofs and the salle des pas perdus were classified as

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. The station closed on 13 June 1983, when the

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began to be used, because it would have to be renovated (to build new platforms, to solve traffic problems, access and parking of vehicles). While its majestic platform roof was dismantled in 1985. The building for passengers kept its original decor with paintings by several artists, including Charles Lacour, Antoine Barbier and Clovis Terreire. The building was rehabilitated in 1988 by architect Yves Heskia. The same year, the station was sold by the

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and currently hosts the auction house of Jean-Claude Anaf, the Brasserie de l'Est by

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, the architectural workshop Arche, among other things. In 2002, the monument was labeled heritage of the twentieth century. The station was renovated between 2002 and 2006 for a total cost of 7.141 million euros.

Architecture

The architecture of the railway station consists of moving volumes,

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s, plant motifs and art castings. Crests and

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s are displayed on the facade.

References

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