La Fontaine Bartholdi

Archipel Centre De Culture Urbaine is a cultural space dedicated to the city and contemporary architecture. In 2001 the Maison de l'architecture of the Rhone-Alpes region and the city of Lyon associated to create a temporary exhibition space where a 1000° model of the city of Lyon is permanently installed. Since 2009 there is also a bookshop specialised in architecture and urban culture.

Lyon's city hall, with its tall clock tower and blue-domed pavilions, fulfills the French tradition of dignified government buildings.