A quarter is a part of an urban settlement .
23-556: Cité Internationale ( French pronunciation: [site ɛ̃tɛʁnɑsjɔnal] ; "International City") is a quarter in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon , France. It is situated between the Rhône and Parc de la Tête d'Or and encompasses an area that had previously been the location of the Foire de Lyon . It is connected to the commune of Caluire-et-Cuire by the Passerelle de la Paix . In 1984,
46-412: A decumanus maximus , an east–west street that served as a secondary main street. Due to varying geography, in some cities the decumanus is the main street and the cardo is secondary, but in general the cardo maximus served as the primary street. The forum was normally located at, or close to, the intersection of the decumanus and the cardo . The cardo maximus of Apamea, Syria , ran through
69-506: A Hasmonean wall from the second century BC and rows of Byzantine columns. The combination of old and new is also visible on the Street of the Jews, where the shops have been set into old vaults and the gallery is covered by an arched roof containing small apertures to allow for natural lighting. Beit She'an was one of a group of 10 Hellenistic cities known as Decapolis on the eastern frontier of
92-467: A borough (in English-speaking countries ), Portugal / Brazil ( bairro ), Spain ( barrio ); or some other term (e.g. Cambodia ( សង្កាត់ sangkat ), Germany ( Stadtteil ), and Poland ( dzielnica )). Quarter can also refer to a non-administrative but distinct neighbourhood with its own character: for example, a slum quarter. It is often used for a district connected with
115-548: A particular group of people: for instance, some cities are said to have Jewish quarters , diplomatic quarters or Bohemian quarters . Most ancient Roman cities were divided to four parts, called Quarters, by their two main avenues: the Cardo and the Decumanus Maximus . This article about geography terminology is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cardo A cardo ( pl. : cardines )
138-588: The Foire de Lyon moved from its previous location near the Rhône to the Eurexpo in Chassieu . This freed land was designated as the site for the construction of the Cité Internationale by successive Lyon mayors ( Michel Noir , Raymond Barre , and Gérard Collomb ). In 1985, Lyon mayor Francisque Collomb launched an international competition to design the site, which was won by architect Renzo Piano making him
161-698: The cardo , an extension of the north–south Roman thoroughfare built during the Byzantine era (324–638). Time was of the essence and mounting pressure to repopulate the Jewish Quarter led to the construction of a superstructure which allowed the residential buildings to be built. At the same time, the archaeologists continued to work below. The project was 180 meters in total and was divided into eight sections to allow for construction teams to move quickly from one section to another. By 1980, 37 housing units and 35 shops were built, incorporating archaeological finds such as
184-744: The cardo , constructed under Justinian in the 6th century AD, extended the road further south to connect the Church of the Holy Sepulchre with the newly built Zion Gate . Along its length, the roadway was divided into three parts: two colonnaded covered walks flanking a 12 meter wide road. The shaded porticoes provided separation of pedestrian traffic from wheeled carts, shelter from the elements, space for small-scale commerce, as well as opportunities for residents and visitors to gather and interact. The central open pavement provided commercial access as well as ritual space. The cardo 's most striking visual feature
207-462: The 12th. The earthquakes of 1157 and 1170 demolished the colonnade. The cardo was lined on both sides with civic and religious buildings. Hohe Strasse and Schildergasse in Cologne , Germany, are examples of streets that have maintained their course and function of cardo and decumanus maximus to this day. The excavations at Jerash , Jordan, have unearthed the remains of an ancient Roman city on
230-537: The Jewish Quarter Street, though the original pavement lies several meters below the modern street level. In the 7th century, when Jerusalem fell under Muslim rule, the cardo became an Arab-style marketplace. Remains of the Byzantine cardo were found in the Jewish Quarter excavations beginning in 1969. In 1971, a plan for preserving the ancient street was submitted by architects Peter Bogod, Esther Krendel and Shlomo Aronson . Their proposal relied heavily on
253-686: The Roman Empire in Syria and Judea. It was a self-governed city established by the Romans to promote Roman culture. It was built with a central cardo , temples, theaters, baths and other public buildings, and minted its coins. The cardo maximus was the main north–south street of Roman Berytus . A section of the street – 100 meters long or so – was discovered during excavation works, flanked by two rows of limestone pedestals. These pedestals once carried 6-meter-high columns supporting roofed colonnades on either side of
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#1732855916895276-417: The centre of the city directly from North to South, linked the principal gates of the city, and was originally surrounded by 1,200 columns with unique spiral fluting, each subsequent column spiralling in the opposite direction. The thoroughfare was about 1.85 kilometres long and 37 metres wide, as it was used for wheeled transport. The great colonnade was erected in the 2nd century and it was still standing until
299-399: The colonnades on both levels of the cardo maximus were embellished with mosaic pavements. These were covered, in the 6th century CE, with a thin coat of white lime plaster. Fragments of the floors remained in use until the 19th century. Roman columns were re-used in the foundations of later buildings constructed within the pavement of the cardo , reducing the main street of Roman Berytus into
322-689: The completion of the Crowne Plaza Hotel and an amphitheatre. Quarter (urban subdivision) A quarter can be administratively defined and its borders officially designated, and it may have its own administrative structure (subordinate to that of the city, town or other urban area). Such a division is particularly common in countries like Bulgaria ( Bulgarian : квартал , romanized : kvartal ), Croatia ( četvrt ), France ( Quartier ), Georgia ( კვარტალი , k'vart'ali ), Italy ( Quartiere ), Romania ( Cartier ), and Serbia ( четврт / četvrt ). It may be denoted as
345-566: The construction plan was modified to allow for the possible development of the future Palais des congrès de Lyon . The same year, the Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon was completed. A Marriott hotel (previously-Hilton) was added in 1999, a casino in 2000, and the first apartments were built in 2001. The construction permits for an extension of the Palais des congrès de Lyon were filed in 2002, and construction started in 2003. Construction concluded in 2006 upon
368-414: The pattern of the capitals. Despite aesthetic differences, the approximate height of the base, column, and capital units of the colonnade was five meters, a height which contributed to the spaciousness of the porticoes. The wall of the cardo 's eastern portico featured an arcade that housed various stalls and workshops leased by craftsmen and merchants. The line of the cardo maximus is still visible on
391-580: The project manager. The Cité Internationale Société d'économie mixte [ fr ] was established in 1987 and the first construction zone was established in 1988. In 1989 the city decided to demolish the buildings that had housed the Foire de Lyon to make room for the new construction. In 1992, a second 32-hectare (79-acre) construction site was created. The first construction permits were issued in 1993, and construction began in September of that year. In 1998
414-682: The site, with the main feature of the city being a colonnaded cardo . The original road surface survived. During the visit of Hadrian to Judea in the 130s AD, Jerusalem's ruins were surveyed, and Hadrian decided to build a Roman colony in its place, naming it Colonia Aelia Capitolina , after the Roman deities Jupiter , Juno and Minerva (the Capitoline Triad ), worshiped at the Capitoline Hill temple in Rome. Like many Roman colonies, Aelia Capitolina
437-502: The sixth century Madaba Map, a mosaic map of Jerusalem found in 1897 in Madaba , Jordan. The map clearly showed the Roman cardo as the main artery through the Old City. The architects proposed a covered shopping arcade that would preserve the style of an ancient Roman street using contemporary materials. Their plan was based on the hope that archeologists would find remains of the southern end of
460-420: The street. A stairway in the eastern colonnade gave access to a large building complex. The cardo maximus connected the forum to another complex that extended from the present Al-Azariyeh building to Riad Al Solh Square . Archaeological excavations uncovered two successive levels of the street, the oldest dating to the 2nd century CE. The later, wider street was laid out during the 4th century AD. The floors of
483-446: Was a north–south street in ancient Roman cities and military camps as an integral component of city planning . The cardo maximus , or most often the cardo , was the main or central north–south-oriented street. The cardo maximus was the "hinge" or axis of the city, derived from Greek καρδίᾱ, kardia ("heart") and as such was generally lined with shops and vendors, and served as a hub of economic life. Most Roman cities also had
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#1732855916895506-463: Was its colonnade , clearly depicted on the Madaba Map . Simple bases supported monolithic shafts, spaced 5.77 meters apart. The shafts supported Byzantine-style Corinthian capitals – intricately carved, but more stylized versions of their Classical counterparts. Although this combination of elements was uniform the preserved examples display some variation in the profile and size of the bases, and in
529-584: Was laid out with a Hippodamian grid plan of narrower streets and wider avenues. Notably, the decision was one of the main causes of the Bar Kokhba revolt , which shortly encompassed the region. The main north–south thoroughfare, the cardo maximus , was originally a paved avenue approximately 22.5 meters wide (roughly the width of a six lane highway) which ran southward from the site of the Damascus Gate , terminating at an unknown point. The southern addition to
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