The Silver Arcade of Lyon — Local services in Lyon

This is a beautiful covered hall that could rival other similar arcades in Europe. It runs through and connects rue de la République with rue Edouard Herriot and rue de Brest. There is actually a petit silver arcade that is part of the main arcade just before rue de Brest. It's lined with luxury shops selling coutures, hats, shoes, handbags etc. It's a charming passageway especially handy during winter with an escape from the cold and rain. A magnificent addition to the Bellecour Quarter in the second arrondissement of Lyon. Its name relates to machines used for gold and silver bullion and an office for silver bullion was in this passageway. Just charming place to shop and away from bad weather but it can get very...

The Passage de l'Argue (French pronunciation: [pasaʒ də laʁɡ]) is a covered arcade in the Bellecour quarter, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, which connects the Rue de la République to the Rue Édouard-Herriot and the Rue de Brest.[1] It is continued across the Rue de Brest by the Petit Passage de l'Argue [fr], which was part of the main passage until the road was constructed. The Passage de l'Argue is one of the oldest arcades in the French provinces, built at the same period and on the same model as Parisian arcades.[2] Home to many luxury retailers, it plays a significant role in the trade of the...

The Passage de l’Argue, often referred to as the Silver Arcade of Lyon, is a historic covered passageway located in the Bellecour quarter of Lyon’s 2nd arrondissement. Constructed between 1825 and 1828, it stands as one of the oldest arcades in France outside Paris, inspired by the elegant Parisian passages of the...