GAMBETTA, TRIANGLE AND QUINCUNX QUARTERS
Most of the development of the Triangle, or Grands-Hommes district, dates back to the revolutionary years
The Triangle d'Or district is so named because of the geometrical figure formed by the Cours de l'Intendance, the Cours Clemenceau and the Allées de Tourny. A name is attached to this district: that of the architect Victor Louis. Many mansions were built under his impetus; the most beautiful of his achievements being of course the Grand Theatre. The most important concentration of Victor Louis buildings is located on the Cours du Chapeau-Rouge, this area is called "l'îlot Victor Louis" and includes, among others, the Hôtel de Saige at no. 25, the Hôtel Journu at no. 3 and the Hôtel Boyer-Fonfrède at no. 1, place Jean-Jaurès. The development of the Triangle, or Great Men's Quarter, goes back mostly to the revolutionary years, when the clergy's property was seized. Major works were carried out around the current Place des Grands-Hommes, from which streets with the characteristic names of the time radiate: Rousseau, Voltaire, Montesquieu, Buffon, Fénelon. Just a stone's throw away is the famous Esplanade des Quinconces, the largest pedestrian square in Europe under the benevolent gaze of Montaigne and Montesquieu!
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