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Basilica Notre Dame de Fourviere
This
fortress-like structure crowns the Fourviere Hill. Built in the 19th
Century, the interior is decorated with mosaics to provide a contrast
with the austere exterior.
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Musee Fourviere
Features a collection of
sacred arts from the 16th to 19th Centuries. Also includes an
audio-visual presentation of the architecture of the Basilica.
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Musee Historique
Features exhibits related to
the 19th Century, with archeology, the trade guilds, decorative arts and
a collection of puppets as highlights.
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Musee de la Civilisation Gallo-Romaine
Artifacts from the period when France was known as Gaul and later ruled
by the Romans are shown here. Lyon was historically known as Lugdunum.
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Theatres Romaine
One of the principal
archeological sites in the city, this served as a theater for musical
concerts and plays in Roman times, and is the oldest of its kind in
France.
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Place Bellecour
The heart of the modern city
has a statue of Louis XIV, surrounded by 18th Century buildings ringing
the square.
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Musee des Artes-Decoratif
Furniture, musical
instruments and other decorative pieces from the 17th and 18th Century
are housed in the Lacroix-Laval Mansion.
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Musee de Tissus
An outstanding collection of
fabrics spanning over 2,000 years of history, including local products
from the 18th Century on, magnificent Persian carpets, a brocade for
Marie Antoinette’s bedchamber and satin for Queen Victoria.
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Hotel de Ville
One of the finest City Halls in
Europe, the Hotel for Lyon was built in 1746.
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Musee des Beaux Artes
This former Benedictine
abbey is now home to an eclectic collection of ancient (Etruscan,
Egyptian, Sumerian, Persian), renaissance-baroque (Veronese, tintoretto,
Rubens) and modern art (Picasso).
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Amphitheatre des Trois Gaules
The site of a
nascent Gaulish democracy, this historical site can only be viewed from
the outside.
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Musee Francais de l’Automobile
Located outside
Lyon town, the automobile museum was founded by the Premier of the
province, Henri Malartre, in 1960, and boasts a collection of classic
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