Rue Lanterne

The Rue Lanterne is one of the oldest streets of Lyon created the Middle Ages, which is located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. It begins after the rue d'Algérie and ends against a facade of the rue Longue.HistoryThe street was known in 1356. When the name rue Lanterne appeared for the first time in the 16th century, only the central part was thus. Originally, the street was closed to the north by a door and was opened in the mid 19th century. In 1790, public executions were made in the street. Unlike other avenues of the neighborhood, the street has not been restructured by Prefect Claude-Marius Vaïsse. At the corner of a house, a bas-relief showed a lion with a lantern in its claws. In 1507, the pavement was decided. A shop sign took its name to the Rue de l'Enfant-qui-pisse, which was then the part between the Place de la Platière and the rue Longue and was included to the rue Lanterne in 1846.A statue of a child urinating poured wine during certain feasts. In 1612, then in 1734, the butchery of the street was destroyed by fire. Famous establishments include the inn of the Grand Chevalier and the Hôtel de L'Écu de France in the 18th century, and the night club Au Fort de Brissac in the 19th century. In 1867, a tombstone was found. The street was formed in its southern part in 1846 by including the rue de l'Enfant-qui-pisse. It was also lengthened at north by absorbing part of the rue de la Boucherie des Terreaux, under the reign of Louis Philippe. The houses bore names such as L'Urne aux Roses (No. 15) or À la Toison d'Or (No. 24).