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The Avenue Berthelot is a street in the 7th and 8th arrondissements of Lyon. In an east-west axis, it connects the Gallieni Bridge to the Place du 11-Novembre 1918, it is then extended by the Avenue Jean Mermoz until the A43 autoroute. The avenue goes through La Guillotière and Le Bachut quarters.
Rue du Bœuf; Rue Bugeaud; Avenue Berthelot; C. Place Carnot. Boulevard des Canuts; ... Avenue Foch (Lyon) Rue du Fort Saint-Irénée; Avenue des Frères Lumière;
During the Second World War, the square of Bachut was extended and the avenue Berthelot enlarged. [1] At the time, J.H. Lambert planned for the post-war the construction of 6,840 housing units focused on the avenue Berthelot extended (current avenue Jean Mermoz), but these projects were eventually cancelled. In 1959, the 8th quarter was created.
The northern part of the street was created by the Lyon architect Jean-Antoine Morand in late 18th century, almost completed in 1848, [2] then extended to the south by the prefect Claude-Marius Vaïsse in 1857. Several houses in the street were built by architects Journoud, Lablatinière, Prosper Bissuel and Felix Bellemain.
The 8th arrondissement of Lyon(French: ... Avenue Berthelot; Boulevard des États-Unis; ... Place du 7 novembre;
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Cinema Pathé surmounted by a belfry with a rooster at the top, a rare example of Art Deco style in Lyon; The Palais du Commerce or Palais de la Bourse, headquarters of Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Lyon and the Bourse de Lyon, with the nearby Church of St. Bonaventure (Place des Cordeliers) The Nouveau Grand Bazar, occupied by shops.
Further in the north, the facade of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre (now Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon), with a grand entrance between two columns, which was formerly on the Rue de Clermont, dating from the seventeenth century. The street is known for its numerous luxury shops like Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Christian Dior, Longchamp, Hermes...