[4] The street was formed in its southern part in 1846 by including the Rue de l'Enfant-qui-pisse.

It was also lengthened at north by absorbing part of the Rue de la Boucherie des Terreaux,[8] under the reign of Louis Philippe.

[4] The street starts with big 19th century buildings, then the great door of the Hall of the Terreaux, whose traboule is open only for major events.

Today, there are primarily restaurants, but also the Hot Club de Lyon at number 26 (since 1981), which is the first gallery devoted to jazz in France.

[3] Among the major monuments, there are the four-star Grand Hôtel des Terreaux at number 16, with its beautiful stained glass, and the neogothic styled temple at number 10, built between 1855 and 1857, and currently used by the Cultural Association of the Reformed Church of Lyon Terreaux.

The curved traboule at No 29 is also blocked up, starts with a high stone ground-floor, a wide door with an open transom and a traditional hammer, crosses three buildings, and ends at No.

8, the architecture, linked to Romanticism, is characterized by a diversity and richness of decorative programs and a variety of sources of inspiration.