Hôtel du Gouverneur militaire de Lyon, Historic military residence in 6th arrondissement, Lyon, France.
The Hôtel du Gouverneur militaire de Lyon stands as a Second Empire architectural monument featuring stone facades, slate roofing, and ornate decorative elements including sculpted window frames and carved keystones.
Built in 1859 by architect Jean-Marie-Anselme Lablatinière as a private mansion for the Italian banker Jonas Vitta, it was later occupied by his son, the banker Joseph Vitta. The City of Lyon owns it, and the military governor has occupied it since 1913. It was listed as a monument historique on 10 April 2014, then classified on 4 August 2015.
The building was commissioned in 1859 by the Italian banker Jonas Vitta as his private mansion, and his son Joseph, also a banker, lived there afterwards. Since 1913 it has housed Lyon's military governor, whose chief of staff and the governor himself reside above the official rooms. The former stables at the back of the courtyard now serve as garages, with flats above for the governor's standard-bearer and driver.
The building stands in Lyon's 6th arrondissement, facing a paved forecourt where visitors can view the stone facade, slate roof and chimneys from outside. It is owned by the city of Lyon and maintained by the Ministry of Defence; the governor has occupied it since 1913, so the interior is not open as a museum.
The former stables at the rear of the courtyard were converted into garages, and their upper floor now holds the apartments of the governor's porte-fanion and chauffeur. The governor and his chief of staff live in the main building, above the official rooms.
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