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The Brasserie Georges is a restaurant located in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. It is the oldest brasserie in the city and one of the largest brasseries in Europe. Its reputation is now international. With a history closely linked to that of Lyon, the brasserie serves typical dishes including the famous sausage of Lyon.

The brasserie was built in 1836 by Georges Hoffherr, from Alsace, and was opened the same year. The location of the brasserie, on a land won from the swamps of the confluence of the Saône and the Rhône, was chosen because it corresponded to the stage coaches on the axis Paris-Lyon-Saint-Étienne-Marseille. On 1 June 1857, Perrache station opened next to the Brasserie Georges. The construction of the Brasserie Georges was an architectural challenge: 710 m² ceiling are supported only by four 25-foot fir beams, brought from Chartreuse by oxen.

In 1837, after the death of Georges Hoffherr, his son-in-law, Matthew Umdenstock took over the business. After the 1870 war, the Brasserie Georges had 18 maids called "Hébésé (goddess of youth), of Alsatian origin for most. In 1879, the Brasserie Georges and Brasserie Rinck are, with Antoine Lumière, the first ones of the Lyon city to get their own lighting electricity.

In 1890, the red leatherette banquettes and the tables replaced the straw chairs and long tables in walnut. A pediment bearing the image of Gambrinus is framed by two barrels of beer.

In 1924, painter Bruno Guillermin redecorated the dining room in an Art Deco style

www.brasseriegeorges.com/index.php?idLang=2

Taken in: France / Rhône-Alpes / Lyon (show map)

Taken on: January 31, 2011

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Brasserie

Brewery

Art Deco

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Lyon

69002

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Sets appears in: • Art Deco France • Rhône-Alpes Lyon, Rhône & Loire

Groups appears in: • Lights and Lamps • 1-2-3 History (post 1, comment on 2, view 3) more » • *Clair-Obscur / Darkness-Light* • "World Trekker" (Post 7 - Award 3) • Balade in Lyon « less

Camera: Canon PowerShot A1100 IS, f/2.7, 1/60 sec, 6.2mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

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