Théâtre des Célestins

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The Théâtre des Célestins, now called "Les Célestins, Théâtre de Lyon", is a theatre located in Place des Célestins in the Bellecour district of the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. It is one of the few theatres in France, with Comédie-Française and the Odéon theatre, having a history of more than two hundred years of dramatic art. His name comes from the convent of the Celestines, which occupied the site from 1407 to 1779.