Place des Jacobins, Pedestrian square in 2nd arrondissement, Lyon, France.
This pedestrian square features a central ornamental fountain designed by Gaspard André in 1885, surrounded by 19th-century buildings with varied architectural styles including neo-Renaissance and neo-Byzantine facades.
The square takes its name from Dominican monks called Jacobins who established their convent here in 1236, and it hosted the 1316 papal conclave that elected Pope John XXII.
The fountain honors four centuries of Lyonnaise art through sculptures representing local artists Philibert Delorme, Guillaume Coustou, Gérard Audran, and Hippolyte Flandrin.
Located in Lyon's 2nd arrondissement, the square connects to major pedestrian streets including Rue Édouard-Herriot and serves as a central meeting point for locals and visitors.
During Lyon's Festival of Lights, the fountain becomes an artistic canvas for innovative light installations, and activists regularly color it green or red to draw attention to environmental and social causes.
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