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Lyon, France

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Lyon (sometimes called Lyons in English) is the second largest city in France, centered upon the convergence of the Rhone and Saone rivers. The geographical location of Lyon has enabled the Lyons districts to extend towards the East plain over two millenia, thus providing a remarkable physical continuity in its urban fabric that can easily be explored on foot. The Fourviere Hill is where Romans founded Lyons (as Lugdunum) in the 1st century B.C to provide shelter to the veterans of Caesar's army. It is today the location for many religious buildings, including the highly decorated Notre-Dame de Fourviere Basilica. Below the Fourviere Hill, Vieux Lyon is noted for narrow passageways (traboules) that pass through buildings and link the streets either side, and a large concentration of renaissance buildings. Lyons presqu'ile (peninsula) between the Rhone and the Saone is home to a thousand years of architecture, centered around the largest clear square in Europe, the Place Bellecour. The historic center of Lyon is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Rhone River and Hotel Dieu. Lyon, France ( black and white) Cityscape with Hotel Dieu. Lyon, France ( black and white) View of city and St-George church. Lyon, France ( black and white) Basin and pedestrian area. Lyon, France ( black and white) Suspension brige on the Saone River and St-George church. Lyon, France ( black and white) Cathedrale St Jean, Basilique Notre Dame de Fourviere. Lyon, France ( black and white) Fruit market on the banks of the Rhone River. Lyon, France ( black and white) Tiny car on coblestone pavement in front of historic house. Lyon, France ( black and white) Facade of Saint Jean Cathedral. Lyon, France ( black and white) Three-story gallery, Maison des Avocats. Lyon, France ( black and white) Tour Rose seen from courtyard. Lyon, France ( black and white) Traboule. Lyon, France ( black and white) Silhouettes in staircase on Fourviere Hill at dusk. Lyon, France ( black and white) Rue du Boeuf at night. Lyon, France ( black and white) Maison des Avocats facade at night with lights. Lyon, France ( black and white) Napoleon Bridge, Saone River and Fourviere Hill at night. Lyon, France ( black and white) Cathedrale St Jean, Basilique Notre Dame de Fourviere by night. Lyon, France ( black and white) Street with light trails left by cars. Lyon, France ( black and white) Vieux Lyon Fourviere  Funiculaire, lower station. Lyon, France ( black and white) Couple embrassing romantically on stairs to Fourviere Hill. Lyon, France ( black and white) Interior of Basilica Notre-Dame of Fourviere designed by Pierre Bossan. Lyon, France ( black and white) Man walking down stairs from Fourviere Hill, with St-Jean Cathedral below. Lyon, France ( black and white) Presqu'ile by night, as seen from Fourviere Hill. Lyon, France ( black and white) Place Bellecour. Lyon, France ( black and white) Aerial view of city heart. Lyon, France ( black and white) Presqu'ile cityscape. Lyon, France ( black and white) View of city and Saint Jean Cathedral. Lyon, France ( black and white) Eglise St-George, vieille ville. Lyon, France ( black and white) Bird on lamp post on reconverted peniche. Lyon, France ( black and white) Bicycles for rent with automated kiosk checkout. Lyon, France ( black and white) Bicycles for rent. Lyon, France ( black and white) Monumental fountain. Lyon, France ( black and white) Place des Jacobins. Lyon, France ( black and white) Walking across the passerelle Saint-Georges. Lyon, France ( black and white) Bellecour square with Ferris wheel at night, seen from above. Lyon, France ( black and white) Saone River and Old Town. Lyon, France ( black and white) Church Saint George and Fourviere Hill. Lyon, France ( black and white) Saint Jean Cathedral and Notre Dame of Fourviere basilica. Lyon, France ( black and white) Old city on hillside. Lyon, France ( black and white) People climbing stairs to Fourviere Hill. Lyon, France ( black and white) Stairs, rooftops, St-Jean Cathedral, and Ferris Wheel at dusk. Lyon, France ( black and white) Funiculaire of  Notre-Dame of Fourviere hill, upper station. Lyon, France ( black and white) Saint Jean Cathedral and Notre Dame of Fourviere basilica at night. Lyon, France ( black and white) Passerelle, Palais de Justice, and Basilique Notre Dame de Fourviere by night. Lyon, France ( black and white) Heavily decorated dome of  Notre Dame of Fourviere basilic. Lyon, France ( black and white) Inside Notre-Dame de Fourviere Basilique, decorated with frescos. Lyon, France ( black and white) Inside Basilica Notre-Dame of Fourviere, in Romanesque and Byzantine architecture. Lyon, France ( black and white) Saint George church and houses on the banks of the Saone River. Lyon, France ( black and white) Painted houses on banks of the Saone River. Lyon, France ( black and white) Historic wooden door. Lyon, France ( black and white) Gothic interior of Saint Jean Cathedral. Lyon, France ( black and white) Nave of Saint Jean Cathedral. Lyon, France ( black and white) Small square in old city with coblestone pavement. Lyon, France ( black and white) Narrow street in old city. Lyon, France ( black and white) Rue du Boeuf, narrow historic street. Lyon, France ( black and white) Cobblestone pavement on historic distric street. Lyon, France ( black and white) Square with restaurant offering the local specialty bouchon lyonnais. Lyon, France ( black and white) Old house in historic district. Lyon, France ( black and white) Traboule and staircase. Lyon, France ( black and white) Base of the Tour Rose with traboule passageway. Lyon, France ( black and white) Historic house of Avocats, old district. Lyon, France ( black and white) Maison des Avocats, vieux Lyon. Lyon, France ( black and white) Lion sculpture, Maison des Avocats, historic district. Lyon, France ( black and white) Maison des Avocats at dusk. Lyon, France ( black and white) Narrow cobblestone street in historic district at night. Lyon, France ( black and white)
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