The Place Carnot is a square located in the Perrache quarter, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
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The Place Carnot is at the end of the Presqu'île, near the Perrache railway station. Bordered by the rue de Condé, it can be accessed by the rue Victor Hugo, through the rue Henri IV and rue Auguste Comte. To the south, it follows the Cours de Verdun and the exchange center of Perrache. Traboules help reach the zone of Cours Charlemagne, either through the lobby of the Perrache railway station, either through underneath.
Traffic drives on the left to the north and in the opposite direction clockwise to move from the Cours Verdun Récamier to the Cours Verdun Gensoul, i.e. from the Rhône to the Saône.[1]
During the First Empire, the square was named the Place des Victoires. It took the name Place Louis XVI under Charles X, and then Place Louis XVIII (1821–1848), Place de la Liberté (1848), Place de la République (1848–1849), Place Napoléon (1849–1871) and Place Perrache (1871–1889). The name Place Carnot was officially assigned by the municipal council on 18 February 1889, in honor of Lazare Carnot, a hero of the Revolution.[2]
The square was dedicated to Carnot by his grandson, French President Sadi Carnot. President Carnot was assassinated in Lyon by Italian anarchist Sante Caserio on 24 June 1894, when he came to inaugurate a statue in the rue de la République.
An statue, allegory of the Republic, is on the square. This one has an area of 11,000 square meters and consists mainly of plane trees, with cypresses and Holly Oaks on the southern side.[3]
Five to six-floor buildings of the 19th century, decorated and weel maintained, lined the north and east sides of the square. The Catholic University of Lyon is at the west.[1]
There are a playground for children, a carousel and a small sports ground. The square also hosts 140 cabins for the Christmas market. Farmer producers settle on Wednesday from 16:00 to 19:30 on the north side of the square.
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