Place Bellecour

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public square urban square

Place Bellecour is a vast central square in Lyon, France, known as one of the largest open squares in Europe and a major hub for the city's social and commercial life.

Aliases (1)

Place Bellecour (French) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public square → urban square →
area	approximately 62,000 square metres →
cityCentreRole	major commercial hub of Lyon → major social hub of Lyon →
connectsTo	Pont Bonaparte → Pont de la Guillotière → Rue Victor-Hugo NERFINISHED → Rue de la République NERFINISHED →
coordinateLocation	45.7575°N 4.8325°E →
country	France →
function	venue for demonstrations → venue for markets and fairs → venue for public events →
hasNameInLanguage	Place Bellecour (French) →
hasPart	equestrian statue of Louis XIV → metro station Bellecour → statue of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and the Little Prince → tourist information office → two large fountains → underground car park →
hasViewOf	Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière → Fourvière hill →
heritageDesignation	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon →
knownFor	Christmas market → Fête des Lumières installations → being one of the largest open squares in Europe → central meeting point in Lyon →
languageUsed	French →
locatedIn	Lyon →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Metropolis of Lyon →
locatedInContinent	Europe →
locatedInRegion	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →
municipality	Lyon 2nd arrondissement →
nearby	Presqu’île district → Rhône River → Saône River → Vieux Lyon →
pedestrianZone	yes →
postalCode	69002 →
servedByTransport	Lyon Metro line A → Lyon Metro line D → TCL tram connections nearby → multiple TCL bus lines →
shape	rectangular →
surfaceType	open paved square →
timeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
touristAttraction	yes →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Presqu’île (Lyon) →	contains
Lyon →	hasLandmark
Place Bellecour ("Place Bellecour (French)") →	hasNameInLanguage