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Reliefs de la Chambre de Commerce et de l'Industrie

Reliefs of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Yvonne Couïbes
1930

Bourg-en-Bresse / Reliefs de la Chambre de Commerce et de l'Industrie

Description

The Chamber of Commerce was built 1929-30 after designs of the architects Pierre Verrier and Antonin Chomel.

On the façade are three large reliefs showing agriculture and industry and seven smaller reliefs with the coats-of-arms if the most important towns in Ain.

Bourg-en-Bresse - Reliefs de la Chambre de Commerce et de l'Industrie

Bourg-en-Bresse - Reliefs de la Chambre de Commerce et de l'Industrie
Oyonnax
Gex
Belley
Bourg-en-Bresse

Trévoux
Nantua
Bellegarde-sur-Valserine

Signature

(2nd relief) Y. Couïbes

Sculptor

Yvonne Couïbes (Genève 1893 - Lyon 1986), French sculptor.

Sources & Information

Conseil d'architecture, d'urbanisme, et de l'environment, Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie - Bourg-en-Bresse (01).

Location (N 46°12'10" - E 5°13'17")

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Item Code: frra292; Photograph: 17 August 2018
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