Rue du Bœuf

Rue du Bœuf

Facade of the street
Former name(s) Rue Tramassac
Length 188 m (617 ft)
Width 4.5 meters
Location 5th arrondissement of Lyon, Lyon, France
Postal code 69005
Construction
Construction start 3rd century
Completion 16th - 17th centuries

The Rue du Bœuf is a 188-metre cobbled pedestrian street of the Vieux Lyon quarter, located in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon.[1] Very representative of the Renaissance architecture of the neighborhood, it is lined only with old houses from the 16th or 17th century. The street connects the rue de Gadagne which it continues after the Place du Petit Collège and the intersection of the rue du Chemin Neuf, the rue de la Bombarde and the rue Tramassac which prolongs it.[2] The street belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

History

Plaque of the street and statue of beef, at the corner of the rue and the Place Neuve Saint-Jean.
The Tour Rose.
Courtyard of the Tour Rose.

The rue du Bœuf, like the rue Saint-Jean, was created to the late 3rd century after the inhabitants of Fourvière, the upper town of Lugdunum, were deprived of water and forced to descend to the Saône to gradually build a whole neighborhood, where is the current Vieux Lyon. The street was once inhabited by wealthy merchants of Lyon,[3] as the rue Saint-Jean, and was formerly part of the rue Tramassac[4] which it extends, and had this name before 1586. There was a Mint in the street, which was transferred to the Hôtel du Grollier in 1590.[5] In the 16th century, when a statue of cattle was carved, located in the niche that is at the corner of the Place Neuve Saint Jean, the street received its current name.[6] The statue was first attributed to Jean de Bologne, then to Martin Hendricy, from Liège, who went in Lyon circa 1640.[2] In 1650, the street was extended at north to the rue Gadagne, providing better traffic in the area, drawing a parallel to the rue Saint-Jean. In 1722, it was enlarged on the side of the rue du Chemin Neuf. On 18 February 1822, at 8:45 am, several houses in the street were shattered by an earthquake.[7] In 1825, there were 315 silk looms and 150 workshops in the street. The Nos. 2 and 36 were bequeathed to the hospitals of Lyon, respectively in 1857 and 1884.[8]

Long time ago, on the side of the hill, there were terraces, gardens and stables with an entrance on the montée Saint-Barthélémy.[3]

Famous people who live here include magistrate and writer Laurent Dugas who had his office in the street in 1711.[9] In the early 20th century, or at the late 19th century, the magician Philippe had his office, at the ground floor of the Renaissance building at No. 6, and a sign reminds it in the Cour des Loges.[10][11][12]

Architecture

The Cour des Loges, at No. 6.

The street has many traboules, but are not open to the public. The most notable and longest of Vieux Lyon is at No. 27 and crosses four houses to reach the rue Saint-Jean, at No. 54.

See also

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References

  1. Vanario, Maurice (2002). Rues de Lyon à travers les siècles (in French). Lyon: ELAH. p. 40. ISBN 2-84147-126-8.
  2. 1 2 Brun De La Valette, Robert (1969). Lyon et ses rues (in French). Paris: Le Fleuve. p. 40.
  3. 1 2 Bouchard, Gilbert (2000). L'histoire des rues de Lyon (in French). Grenoble: Glénat. p. 17. ISBN 2-7234-3442-7.
  4. De Fortis, François Marie (1822). Voyage pittoresque et historique à Lyon, aux environs et sur les rives de la Saône et du Rhône (in French) 2. pp. 378–79. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  5. Revue du Lyonnaise 4. 1836. p. 8. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  6. "Rue du Bœuf" (in French). Rues de Lyon. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  7. Beaulieu, C. (1837). Histoire de Lyon depuis les Gaulois jusqu’à nos jours, ornée de vignettes, points de vue et portraits (in French). Lyon: A. Baron. p. 538. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Meynard, Louis (1932). Dictionnaire des lyonnaiseries — Les hommes. Le sol. Les rues. Histoires et légendes (in French) 1 (1982 ed.). Lyon: Jean Honoré. pp. 248–50.
  9. Michaud, Louis Gabriel (1855). Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne, ou, Histoire par ordre alphabétique de la vie publique et privée de tous les hommes qui se sont fait remarquer par leurs écrits, leurs actions, leurs talents, leurs vertus ou leurs crimes (in French) 11. Paris. p. 442. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Gambier, Gérald (2003). Vieux-Lyon, un patrimoine vivant (in French). Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne: La Taillanderie. pp. 44, 48. ISBN 2-87629-138-X.
  11. Guillot, Renée-Paule (1994). Philippe de Lyon: médecin, thaumaturge et conseiller du tsar (in French). Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  12. Mayeur, Jean-Marie; de Montclos, Xavier (1994). Dictionnaire du monde religieux dans la France contemporaine (in French). p. 336. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  13. 1 2 Jacquet, Nicolas (2008). Façades lyonnaises — 2000 ans de créations architecturale et de confluence culturelles (in French). Paris: Les Beaux Jours. pp. 44, 64. ISBN 978-2-35179-026-7.
  14. 1 2 Michelin / MFPM (2010). Michelin Lyon - Drome - Ardèche: Ardèche-Velay-Beaujolais. Guide de Tourisme (in French). p. 103. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  15. 1 2 Rhone (departement) (1827). Archives historiques et statistiques du département du Rhone (in French) 7–8. pp. 92–94,162. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
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  17. Pernetti, Jacques (1757). Recherches pour servir à l'histoire de Lyon, ou les Lyonnois dignes de mémoire (in French) 1. pp. 235–36. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  18. Boitel, Leónard (1844). Album du Lyonnais - Villes, bourgs, villages, églises et châteaux du département du Rhône (in French). Lyon. p. 98. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  19. Pelletier, Jean (1985). Lyon pas à pas — son histoire à travers ses rues — Rive droite de la Saône, Croix-Rousse, quais et ponts de la Saône (in French). Roanne / Le Coteau: Horvath. pp. 20–22. ISBN 2-7171-0377-5.
  20. De Montléon, Aimé Guillon (1807). Lyon tel qu'il étoit et tel qu'il est ou tableau historique de sa splendeur passée; suivi de l'Histoire pittoresque de ses Malheurs et de ses Ruines (in French). Paris. p. 91. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  21. Champdor, Albert (1974). Vieilles chroniques de Lyon (in French). Lyon: Albert Guillot. p. 157.
  22. Castet, Marie (2005). Sejours aux châteaux 8873015956 (in French). p. 182. Retrieved 31 May 2010.

Coordinates: 45°45′45″N 4°49′37″E / 45.76250°N 4.82694°E / 45.76250; 4.82694

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