UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon

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UNESCO World Heritage Site cultural heritage site historic district

The UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon is a protected area in Lyon, France, recognized for its exceptionally well-preserved urban fabric that illustrates the city’s continuous development from Roman times through the Renaissance and the industrial era.

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All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
Historic Site of Lyon 9
historic center of Lyon 4
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon canonical 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
historic district ⓘ
area 427 hectares ⓘ
bufferZoneArea 323 hectares ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dateInscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageList 1998 ⓘ
governingBody Lyon ⓘ
surface form: City of Lyon

French Ministry of Culture ⓘ
hasBuildingType commercial buildings ⓘ
religious buildings ⓘ
residential buildings ⓘ
hasComponent 19th-century workers’ housing on Croix-Rousse slopes ⓘ
Vieux Lyon ⓘ
surface form: Renaissance quarter of Vieux Lyon

Roman archaeological remains on Fourvière ⓘ
Haussmannian architecture ⓘ
surface form: classical and Haussmannian Presqu’île
hasSignificantPeriod 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
Renaissance ⓘ
Roman era ⓘ
industrial era ⓘ
hasUrbanMorphology multi-period urban fabric ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageProtectionStatus protected area ⓘ
includes Fourvière Hill ⓘ
surface form: Fourvière hill

Presqu’île ⓘ
Vieux Lyon ⓘ
La Croix-Rousse ⓘ
surface form: slopes of Croix-Rousse
inscriptionReason illustrates continuity of city’s development and economic activities ⓘ
outstanding example of urban settlement over more than two millennia ⓘ
locatedIn Lyon ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Lyon metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: Metropolis of Lyon
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Rhône River ⓘ
surface form: Rhône

Saône River ⓘ
surface form: Saône
notableFor Renaissance architecture ⓘ
continuity of urban development from Roman times to the industrial era ⓘ
exceptionally well-preserved urban fabric ⓘ
silk industry heritage ⓘ
traboules ⓘ
officialLanguage French ⓘ
partOf historic city of Lyon ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 872 ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Croix-Rousse → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
Traboules of Lyon → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
Fourvière Hill → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyons
Lyon metropolitan area → knownFor → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage core in Lyon
Lugdunum Museum and Roman Theatres → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Site of Lyon
World Heritage Sites in France → includesSite → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Site of Lyon
Presqu’île of Lyon → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Site of Lyon
Pont Bonaparte → situatedInProtectedArea → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lyon
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Site of Lyon
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon → UNESCOWorldHeritageContext → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Site of Lyon
Palais de Justice de Lyon → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: historic center of Lyon
Place des Terreaux → UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Site of Lyon
Basilique Saint-Martin d’Ainay → isPartOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic site of Lyon
Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon → locatedIn → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: historic center of Lyon
Bellecour quarter → historicalRelation → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: historic centre of Lyon
Hôtel de Ville area → heritageContext → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
subject surface form: Hôtel de Ville area (Lyon)
this entity surface form: historic center of Lyon
Plateau de la Croix-Rousse → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage site Historic Site of Lyon
Plateau de la Croix-Rousse → heritageStatus → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage zone (as part of Historic Site of Lyon)
Ancient Theatre of Fourvière → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Historic Site of Lyon)
Ancient Theatre of Fourvière → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Site of Lyon
Odeon of Lyon → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Site of Lyon
Odeon of Lyon → UNESCOSiteName → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Site of Lyon
Montée Nicolas de Lange (road and stairs) → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
subject surface form: Montée Nicolas de Lange
this entity surface form: historic center of Lyon
Lyon 5th arrondissement → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of Historic Site of Lyon)
Croix-Rousse metro station → isLocatedInHistoricArea → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage-listed site of Lyon