Presqu’île of Lyon
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The Presqu’île of Lyon is the historic and commercial heart of Lyon, a peninsula between the Rhône and Saône rivers known for its grand squares, shopping streets, and UNESCO-listed urban architecture.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Presqu’île of Lyon canonical | 11 |
| Presqu’île (Lyon) | 2 |
| Presqu’île de Lyon | 2 |
| Presqu'île (Lyon) | 1 |
| Presqu'île of Lyon | 1 |
| Presqu’île between Rhône and Saône rivers | 1 |
| Presqu’île district of Lyon | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic city center
ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ urban district ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Classical architecture
ⓘ
Haussmannian-style urbanism ⓘ Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Rhône River
ⓘ
Saône River ⓘ |
| contains |
Ainay quarter
ⓘ
Basilique Saint-Martin d’Ainay ⓘ Bellecour quarter ⓘ Cordeliers quarter ⓘ Hôtel de Ville de Lyon ⓘ Musée de l’Imprimerie et de la Communication graphique ⓘ Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon ⓘ Opéra National de Lyon ⓘ
surface form:
Opéra de Lyon
Place Bellecour ⓘ Place des Terreaux ⓘ Rue Victor-Hugo NERFINISHED ⓘ Rue de la République NERFINISHED ⓘ Rue du Président-Édouard-Herriot NERFINISHED ⓘ Terreaux quarter ⓘ Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Rue Victor-Hugo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rue de la République NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center of Lyon
ⓘ
commercial center of Lyon ⓘ cultural center of Lyon ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalRole | heart of Lyon’s urban development from Middle Ages to 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
19th-century urban planning
ⓘ
commercial activity ⓘ grand public squares ⓘ historic urban fabric ⓘ shopping streets ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lyon ⓘ eastern France ⓘ |
| notableSquare |
Place Bellecour
ⓘ
Place des Terreaux ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon
ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Site of Lyon
|
| tourism | major tourist destination in Lyon ⓘ |
| transport |
served by multiple Lyon Metro lines
ⓘ
served by numerous bus and tram routes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| urbanMorphology | dense grid of streets and squares ⓘ |
| waterwayContext | situated between Rhône and Saône confluence area ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Presqu’île district of Lyon
this entity surface form:
Presqu'île (Lyon)
this entity surface form:
Presqu'île of Lyon
this entity surface form:
Presqu’île (Lyon)
this entity surface form:
Presqu’île de Lyon
this entity surface form:
Presqu’île de Lyon
this entity surface form:
Presqu’île between Rhône and Saône rivers
subject surface form:
Hôtel de Ville area (Lyon)
this entity surface form:
Presqu’île (Lyon)