Berlioz in Grenoble
Berlioz’s Grenoble
Grenoble like all major cities has continuously developed and expanded since its creation; it has certainly changed considerably since Berlioz’s time. The pictures on this page show general views of Grenoble and some of the locations connected with Berlioz, notably the Saint-Eynard and the River Isère.
Berlioz’s
Grenoble
in pictures
All the modern photos reproduced on this page were taken by Michel Austin in August 2009; other pictures have been scanned from postcards and engravings in our own collection. © Monir Tayeb and Michel Austin. All rights of reproduction reserved.
General view of Grenoble and the Isère ca. 1865
The soldiers on the right corner of the picture are standing on one of the winding terraces of the Bastille and Rabot fortifications which dominate the city (see also the next two pictures).
General view of Grenoble and the Isère in 1880
This contemporary photo in our own collection shows the Rabot
and la Bastille Forts and the Mont-Jalla.
General view of Grenoble, the Isère
and Church of Saint-André – ca. 1890
General view of Grenoble,
the Isère
and Church of Saint-André – ca. 1890
The Isère River with the Saint-Eynard
in the distance
– early 20th century
Place Saint-André –
Church of Saint-André
– early 20th century
The statue in front of the Church is that of Pierre Terrail de
Bayard, known as the Chevalier Bayard.
The Museum-Library of Grenoble – ca. 1904
2. Grenoble in our time
The views of Grenoble displayed below have been taken from inside the Téléphérique cable cars or the terraces of the fortifications on the hilltop.
General view of Grenoble in 2009
General view of Grenoble
– confluence of the rivers Drac and Isère
The Isère River
Grenoble Museum
The Isère River with the Saint-Eynard in the distance
The old Convent of the Visitation on the hill overlooking Grenoble
Close-up view of the Convent of the Visitation
Téléphérique station on the hilltop
The Téléphérique station on the other side of the Isère is
where Rue Hector Berlioz joins
the bank of the river.
Téléphérique cable cars
The Hector Berlioz Website was created by Monir Tayeb and Michel
Austin on 18 July 1997;
Berlioz in Grenoble page created on 11 December 2008; this
page created on 6 December 2009.
© 2008-2012 Monir Tayeb and Michel Austin for all the pictures and information on this page.
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