Lille

Art Deco Lille — from Old Lille to Fives

Lille combines civic and everyday Art Deco: the À l’Huîtrière fishmonger with its ceramic decoration, Émile Dubuisson’s town hall and belfry, the Fives festival hall, the Lycée Baggio and the church of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires.

5 stops · Duration 3h15 · Distance 9,5 km

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1. Église Notre-Dame-des-Victoires

   Jean Delrue · 1937

   The church of the Faubourg de Béthune was built from 1935 to 1937 by the Lille architect Jean Delrue to serve a working-class district that had grown up around the Thiriez spinning

2. Lycée César-Baggio (ancien Institut Diderot)

   Jacques Alleman & Chenal · 1938

   Built from 1934 on the site of the former fortifications, the Institut Diderot is the work of the architects Jacques Alleman and Chenal and belongs to the programme of public facilities championed by mayor Roger Salengro.

3. Hôtel de ville et beffroi de Lille

   Émile Dubuisson & Jean Pattou (dernière aile) · 1932

   Designed by Émile Dubuisson, Lille's town hall was built from 1924, and its belfry, decided on in 1925, was inaugurated in 1932.

4. Poissonnerie À l'Huîtrière

   Gaston Trannoy · 1928

   This fishmonger's and restaurant on rue des Chats-Bossus was built in 1928 to plans by the architect Trannoy, with a first façade attributed to Pierre Baillieul; the establishment was enlarged in 1940.

5. Salle des fêtes de Lille-Fives

   Marcel Cools · 1928

   In the 1920s the City of Lille bought the Barrois property in Fives and had a 1,112-seat festival hall built there by the Lille architect Marcel Cools.

Translated from the French original.