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Lyon UNESCO world heritage sites

Lyon north

La Maison aux 365 fenetres at 6 Place Rouville
The Brunet house could have been just one of the biggest building created for the Canuts (the silk workers), but its architect decided to give it a little "cosmic" touch. Therefore that house contains 365 windows, 52 flats, 7 levels and 4 gates..

Amphitheater of the Three Gauls on Rue Lucien Sportisse
The Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls (French: Amphitheatre des Trois Gaules) of Lugdunum (Lyon) was part of the federal sanctuary of the three Gauls dedicated to the cult of Rome and Augustus celebrated by the 60 Gallic tribes when they gathered at Lugdunum.

City Hall at 1 Place de la Comedie
This masterpiece of classical architecture is sumptuously adorned with remarkable baroque- painted decors, stucco, gilding and garlands, which turn it into a real palace.

St. Clair wharf on Quai Andre Lassagne
The wharf, originally called Quai Saint-Clair, is currently called the Andre Lassagne wharf.

Cour des Voraces at 9 Place Colbert
The Cour des Voraces, also called Maison de la Republique, is a building court in the Pentes quarter, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, and famous for its enormous six-floor stairway of fassade. It is a big traboule that link the number 9 of the Place Colbert and the number 14 bis of the montee de Saint-Sebastien or the number 29 of the rue Imbert-Colomes.

La Croix Rousse Market on Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse
The Croix-Rousse ramparts were reconstructed in 1834 on the remains of 16th century ramparts, which had been demolished during the revolt of Lyon against the National Convention in 1793.

House of the Silk Weavers at 10 Rue d'Ivry
A historic site from the end of the 19th century, La Maison des Canuts nowadays presents collections of fabrics and old weaving mills that are still functional today.

Wall of the Silk Weavers at 36 Boulevard des Canuts
Painted in the trompe-l’oeil style (trick the eye), “Le Mur des Canuts” is a gigantic mural depicting ordinary life in the La Croix-Rousse neighborhood of Lyon, France. Hyperrealistic in imagery and packed with intricate details, this massive mural is considered one of the largest displays of public art in Europe.

Lyon south

Saint-Nizier Church at 1 Rue Saint-Nizier
The church is mainly built in the Gothic style with a Renaissance portal.

Debourg House at 14 Rue Lainerie
Five storey building with a medieval heritage fassade mixing Gothic and Renaissance styles. Windows surmounted by arches in braces with hooks and shells, pinnacles, pinnacles, niche with shell sheltering a statue of the Virgin. This house bears the name of Claude de Bourg who was consul alderman in Lyon. Inside, driveway and spiral staircase.

Former Stock Exchange on Place du Change 2
The Temple du Change or Loge du Change, formerly used for the stock exchange of Lyon, stands in Vieux Lyon (5th arrondissement of Lyon). It was originally built after plans by architect Simon Gourdet between 1631 and 1653, then rebuilt under the direction of Jacques-Germain Soufflot in 1748-1750. It has been assigned to Protestant worship since 1803, hence its designation Temple.

Thomassin house at 2 Place du Change
Grand family home dating to the 1200s & featuring a Gothic fassade & a notable painted ceiling.

Cathedral on Place Saint-Jean
Begun in 1180 on the ruins of a 6th-century church, it was completed in 1476. The building is 80 meters long (internally), 20 meters wide at the choir, and 32.5 meters high in the nave. The apse and choir are of Romanesque design; the nave and fassade are Gothic.

Basilica of Notre Dame de Fourviere at 8 Place de Fourviere
Fourviere actually contains two churches, one on top of the other. The upper sanctuary is very ornate, while the lower is a much simpler design. Work on the triumphant basilica was begun in 1872 and finished in 1884. Finishing touches in the interior were not completed until as late as 1964.

Gallo Roman Theater at 17 Rue Cleberg
The Gallo-Roman Theatre (Theatres Romains de Fourviere) are the breathtaking Roman ruins located near Fourviere Basilica in Lyon France. Visitors can learn about Roman history in France at the Gallo-Roman Museum that is located at the archaeological site.

Bellecour Square at Place Bellecour
La Place Bellecour is a large square in the centre of Lyon, France, to the north of the Ainay district. Measuring 312 m by 200 m (62,000 m2 or 15 acres), it is one of the largest open square (i.e. without any patches of greenery or trees) in Europe, and the third biggest square in France, behind the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux (126,000 m2) and the Place de la Concorde in Paris (86,400 m2). It is also the largest pedestrian square in Europe.

Grand Hotel-Dieu at 1 Place de l'Hopital
First erected in medieval times, the building originally served as the "Confrérie des frères pontifes" (est. 1184), a pontifical meeting-place and refuge for both traveling and local members of the clergy. However, when the first doctor Maître Martin Conras was hired in 1454, 'Hôtel-Dieu' became a fully functional hospital, one of the most important in France.