Couvent des carmes déchaussés de Lyon, Carmelite convent on Fourvière hill, Lyon, France
The convent complex consists of six buildings arranged in a quadrilateral shape around two inner courtyards near the Saône River.
Founded in 1619 by Marquis Philibert de Nérestang, the convent served as one of the first establishments of reformed Carmelites in France.
The structure housed a substantial library of 5,550 volumes in 1771, contributing to religious education and academic research in Lyon.
The Department of Rhône purchased the building in 1904 and transformed it into departmental archives through renovations from 1907 to 1911.
The building retains its original 17th-century bell tower, vaulted gallery, and grand ramp stairway constructed in 1650.
Location: Lyon
Inception: 1619
GPS coordinates: 45.76642,4.82338
Latest update: June 23, 2025 11:09
Metallic tower of Fourvière
290 m
Église Saint-Paul
289 m
Jardin des Chartreux
319 m
L'Homme de la Roche
165 m
Hôtel Bullioud
326 m
Quai Saint-Vincent
276 m
Passerelle de l'Homme de la Roche
242 m
Quai Pierre Scize
131 m
Statue de Jean Gerson
263 m
Vierge de la maison Henri IV
294 m
Vierge Immaculée de la place Gerson
308 m
Vierge
334 m
Vierge à l'Enfant place Saint-Paul
340 m
Église Saint-Laurent de Lyon
266 m
Monument à la mémoire des peintres et sculpteurs lyonnais disparus
339 m
Monument à Xavier Privas
307 m
Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Missions de Lyon
188 m
Bust of Pétrus Sambardier
309 m
Chapelle Sainte-Philomène de Lyon
324 m
Buste d'Henry IV montée Saint Barthélémy
285 m
Vierge à l'Enfant, 9 montée des Carmes Déchaussés
247 m
Maison Henri IV
285 m
Immeuble, 16 rue Juiverie, Lyon
341 m
Maison, 110 quai Pierre-Scize (Lyon)
272 m
Clos Saint-Benoît
321 m
Bust of Pierre Dupont
306 m
Vierge à l'Enfant, 17 montée des Carmes Déchaussés
186 m
Maison, 10 rue Juiverie
319 mReviews
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