Presqu’île district

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The Presqu’île district is the historic central peninsula of Lyon, France, known for its elegant 19th-century architecture, major squares, shopping streets, and cultural institutions.

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Presqu’île district canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf neighborhood
peninsula
urban district
contains Ainay quarter
Basilique Saint-Martin d’Ainay
Bellecour quarter
Cordeliers quarter
Hôtel de Ville de Lyon
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
Opéra National de Lyon
Place Bellecour
Place des Terreaux
Rue Victor-Hugo NERFINISHED
Rue de la République NERFINISHED
Terreaux quarter
Théâtre des Célestins
Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon
country France
hasCharacteristic 19th-century architecture
commercial streets
cultural institutions
elegant boulevards
historic urban fabric
major public squares
hasTransportHub Bellecour metro station
Cordeliers metro station
Hôtel de Ville–Louis Pradel metro station
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon
historicalRole administrative center of Lyon
commercial center of Lyon
cultural center of Lyon
knownFor heritage buildings
nightlife
restaurants and cafés
shopping
locatedBetween Rhône River
Saône River
locatedIn Lyon
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Lyon metropolitan area
surface form: Metropolis of Lyon
locatedInContinent Europe
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
mainShoppingAxis Rue Victor-Hugo NERFINISHED
Rue de la République NERFINISHED
mainSquares Place Bellecour
Place des Jacobins
Place des Terreaux
partOf Lyon 2nd arrondissement
surface form: city centre of Lyon
traversedBy Lyon Metro line A
Lyon Metro line D
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1998
urbanPlanningStyle Haussmannian-inspired architecture

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Place Bellecour nearby Presqu’île district
Place des Terreaux locatedIn Presqu’île district