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Stade municipal dit stade Gerland

Lyon 07, Rhône, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le stade (cad. G 134p, 135p, 139p, 139, 140, 148, 150p, 159p, 167p) : inscription par arrêté du 4 octobre 1967
Protection dates
1967/10/04 : inscrit MH
Type
stade
Main period of construction
1er quart 20e siècle
Dates
1913
Architect or builder
GARNIER Tony (architecte), GAGES René (architecte), RELAVE Michel (architecte), CONSTANTIN Albert (architecte)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
rue J.-Boin ; rue Tony-Garnier ; avenue Jean-Jaurès
Commune
Lyon 07
Département
Rhône
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.72418, 4.83178
Mérimée reference
PA00117986

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1869 map "Isere." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Commencé en 1913 pour l'Exposition internationale urbaine et inauguré en 1926, le stade de Gerland est l'œuvre de l'architecte Tony Garnier. Quatre entrées en forme d'arc de triomphe, inspirées des stades antiques, conféraient une grande solennité à l'ensemble et le faisait apprécier comme "chef d'œuvre de l'architecture en béton armé". Conçu pour accueillir 30 000 personnes, le stade a été très dénaturé par des destructions et adjonctions de toutes sortes, notamment en 1961, 1984 et 1998.

English translation

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Begun in 1913 for the International Urbanism Exhibition and inaugurated in 1926, the Gerland stadium is the work of architect Tony Garnier. Four entrances in the form of triumphal arches, inspired by ancient stadia, conferred great solemnity on the whole and made it appreciated as a "masterpiece of reinforced concrete architecture". Designed to accommodate 30,000 people, the stadium was greatly disfigured by destructions and additions of all sorts, notably in 1961, 1984 and 1998.

Nearby in the register

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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