Place Bellecour in Lyon

Description

Place Bellecour or Place Louis-le-Grand is the largest place in Lyon (62,000 m2) and the fifth largest in France, after Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux (126,000 m2), Place de la Concorde Paris (86,400 m2), Leopold Square and Place Carnot in Nancy (76,400 m2) and the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville in Le Havre (70,000 m2). At its center is an equestrian statue of Louis XIV. Another statue, representing the Little Prince and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, is located at the south-west end of the square.