The Hôtel de Ville in Lyon was designed by Simon Maupin and commissioned by the city council as part of a 17th-century masterplan. The infobox gives only the completion, 1652. The text says construction began on September 5, 1646, Louis XIV's birthday, and the council first met there on November 14, 1652.
The article calls the style Renaissance Revival. It is ashlar stone, with a symmetrical nine-bay west facade facing Place des Terreaux, projecting end pavilions, a central doorway with Ionic columns and a central clock tower with a dome. It gives no dimensions.
A fire in 1674 led to restoration and changes by Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Robert de Cotte. The Louis XIV relief was removed in 1793 and later replaced with one of Henry IV. It became a monument historique in 1886 and is part of the UNESCO Historic Site of Lyon. The article gives no access arrangements or hours.
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