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Palais de Justice de Lyon

Lyon, Rhône, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Palais de Justice (cad. AH 110, 37) : classement par arrêté du 13 février 1996
Protection dates
1996/02/13 : classé MH
Type
palais de justice
Main period of construction
2e quart 19e siècle
Dates
1835
Architect or builder
BALTARD Louis-Pierre (architecte)
Ownership
propriété de l'État, propriété du département
Address
1 rue du Palais-de-Justice ; rue Saint-Jean ; rue de la Bombarde ; place Paul-Duquaire
Commune
Lyon
Département
Rhône
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.76189, 4.82812
Mérimée reference
PA00117980

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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1835 map "BnF, département Cartes et plans, Ge DL 1835-233" (Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica)).

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Projet de 1828. Les travaux commencent en 1835, inauguration en 1845. Bâtiment conçu par le père de Victor Baltard, Louis-Pierre, qui construit essentiellement à Lyon (grenier à sel, prison, arsenal). Palais de Justice de style plus néo-antique que néo-classique. Architecture intérieure demeurée intacte.

English translation

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Project of 1828. Work begins in 1835, inauguration in 1845. Building designed by the father of Victor Baltard, Louis-Pierre, who built essentially in Lyon (salt warehouse, prison, arsenal). Palais de Justice in more neo-antique than neo-classical style. Interior architecture remained intact.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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