Galerie Saint-François in Lausanne was built between 1907 and 1909 and is a collaboration between architects Georges Epitaux and Josef Austermayer. It consists of two apartment buildings (one facing north towards the Rue du Bourg, the other facing south towards the Avenue Benjamin-Constant) and a 75 meter long, two story high glass covered shopping gallery linking them. While the north facing facade is in a much more traditional style, the south facing facade contains an interesting Art Nouveau composition.
![Galeries Saint-Francois, Lausanne - Facade Rue du Bourg](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/f960dd2a-7b43-43d9-a07e-1c9feccd9847_rw_1200.jpg?h=d497682be6c1754182069f315af4fe25)
Galeries Saint-Francois, Lausanne - Facade Rue du Bourg
![Galeries Saint-Francois, Lausanne - Facade Avenue Benjamin Constant](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/59fbffbe-2b1b-405c-ac05-1a563b7e2246_rw_1920.jpg?h=dcdf50de376831b2253d1f87b9ed7517)
Galeries Saint-Francois, Lausanne - Facade Avenue Benjamin Constant
![Galeries Saint-Francois, Lausanne - Facade Avenue Benjamin Constant](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/429e325f-1f63-4cbf-b17f-7cdcbc9744da_rw_1920.jpg?h=503cf5f751a65ddb7a90261f5cf1bec2)
Galeries Saint-Francois, Lausanne - Facade Avenue Benjamin Constant
![Galeries Saint-Francois, Lausanne - glass covered shopping gallery](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/9e6da1b3-8561-42a1-8e4b-ab349275287f_rw_1920.jpg?h=9d9f35f7c24e99115dcafdd7aa11ab76)
Galeries Saint-Francois, Lausanne - glass covered shopping gallery
![Galeries Saint-Francois, Lausanne - glass covered shopping gallery](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/b720f0a2-badd-40d4-9809-a6fb719cd474_rw_1920.jpg?h=663dd66c94c3d1a0a703b3600fbdb60a)
Galeries Saint-Francois, Lausanne - glass covered shopping gallery
You may also like