Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon, Francearchitecture, historical, religious, viewpoints, Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière

Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière

Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière

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Address: 8 Place de Fourvière, 69005 Lyon

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08-15-2018

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Ranked #58 of 144 in France

Ranked #4 of 8 in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Ranked #2 of 2 in Lyon

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The basilica at night

Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière

The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière (French: Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière) is a minor basilica in Lyon. It was built with private funds between 1872 and 1884 in a dominant position overlooking the city. The site it occupies was once the Roman forum of Trajan, the forum vetus (old forum), thus its name (as an inverted corruption of the French...