Jardin du palais Saint-Pierre, Inner courtyard garden at Museum of Fine Arts, Lyon, France
The garden features geometric lawns, ancient statues, trees, and a central fountain adorned with an Apollo statue in a former Benedictine abbey cloister.
Following the French Revolution, the garden transformed from a private abbey space to a public area, undergoing major renovations in 1832, 1888, and 1998.
The garden displays numerous sculptures from the 19th century, including works by Auguste Rodin, creating an open-air extension of the museum collection.
Located at 20 Place des Terreaux, the garden welcomes visitors daily except Tuesdays and holidays from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with Friday openings at 10:30 AM.
A contemporary artwork titled Terra by Claudio Parmiggiani remains permanently buried beneath the southeast corner of the cloister since 1990.
Location: 1st arrondissement of Lyon
GPS coordinates: 45.76680,4.83363
Latest update: June 23, 2025 11:06
Fontaine Bartholdi
95 m
Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
16 m
Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
34 m
Palais Saint-Pierre
5 m
Église Saint-Pierre-des-Terreaux de Lyon
57 m
Cinéma Opéra
128 m
Temple de la rue Lanterne
149 m
Democritus meditating on the seat of the soul
12 m
Réfectoire du Palais Saint-Pierre
5 m
Monument fontaine à Jean-Pierre Pléney
93 m
Atelier de soierie - BROCHIER SOIERIES
142 m
Vierge à l'Enfant rues du Président Édouard Herriot et Mulet
142 m
Saint Pierre
100 m
Vierge rue Pizay
88 m
Statue de sainte Catherine
125 m
Statue de saint Pierre rues Paul Chenavard et Constantine
75 m
Vierge à l'enfant
108 m
Charles X
16 m
Napoléon Ier
16 m
Heurtoir Tony Tape-du-cul
99 m
Charles X
16 m
L'Amour de la Patrie
16 m
Hercule
108 m
Napoléon Bonaparte
16 m
La Liberté et l'Égalité
16 m
Ferdinand Philippe d'Orléans
16 m
Carpeaux au travail
23 m
Louis Philippe
16 mReviews
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