Traboules of Lyon

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The Traboules of Lyon are a network of hidden passageways and courtyards running through buildings and connecting streets, historically used by silk workers and later by Resistance fighters, and now a distinctive architectural feature of the city.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Historic Site of Lyons 2
Vieux Lyon 2
Traboules of Lyon canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural feature
tourist attraction
urban passageway network
accessPolicy some passages are on private property
some passages are publicly accessible
architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
medieval urban fabric
connects buildings
courtyards
streets
country France
etymology term "traboule" derives from Latin "transambulare" meaning "to pass through"
feature covered passageways
galleries
internal courtyards
spiral staircases
wells
hasPart traboule
hasUse commercial access
heritage interpretation
pedestrian passage
residential access
tourism
heritageStatus protected local heritage
historicalUse circulation of silk workers
secret communication routes
shelter for Resistance fighters
transport of silk goods
languageOfName French
locatedIn Lyon
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Lyon metropolitan area
surface form: Metropolis of Lyon
maintainedBy Lyon
surface form: City of Lyon
partOf La Croix-Rousse
surface form: Croix-Rousse

Presqu’île
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon
Traboules of Lyon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vieux Lyon

historic center of Lyon
significantIn French Resistance history
history of Lyon silk industry
urban history of Lyon
touristActivity guided tours
self-guided walks
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1998
usedBy French Resistance
silk workers of Lyon
usedDuring World War II
surface form: Second World War

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Subject: Traboules of Lyon
Description of subject: The Traboules of Lyon are a network of hidden passageways and courtyards running through buildings and connecting streets, historically used by silk workers and later by Resistance fighters, and now a distinctive architectural feature of the city.

Referenced by (7)

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

Lyon hasLandmark Traboules of Lyon
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Traboules of Lyon
this entity surface form: Historic Site of Lyons
Place Bellecour nearby Traboules of Lyon
this entity surface form: Vieux Lyon
Traboules of Lyon partOf Traboules of Lyon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vieux Lyon
Fourvière Hill partOf Traboules of Lyon
this entity surface form: Historic Site of Lyons
Lyon 5th arrondissement contains Traboules of Lyon
this entity surface form: Traboules of Vieux Lyon
Croix-Rousse metro station hasNearbyFeature Traboules of Lyon
this entity surface form: traboules of Croix-Rousse