Place Bellecour

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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.

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Label Occurrences
Place Bellecour canonical 20
Bellecour square 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
Rue de la République
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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
surface form: 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 Lyon metropolitan area
surface form: Metropolis of Lyon
locatedInContinent Europe
locatedInRegion Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
municipality Lyon 2nd arrondissement
nearby Presqu’île district
Rhône River
Saône River
Traboules of Lyon
surface form: 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

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Lyon hasLandmark Place Bellecour
Place Bellecour hasNameInLanguage Place Bellecour self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Place Bellecour (French)
Presqu’île contains Place Bellecour
subject surface form: Presqu’île (Lyon)
Presqu’île of Lyon contains Place Bellecour
Presqu’île of Lyon notableSquare Place Bellecour
equestrian statue of Louis XIV locatedIn Place Bellecour
equestrian statue of Louis XIV partOf Place Bellecour
this entity surface form: Place Bellecour ensemble
Pont Bonaparte near Place Bellecour
Pont de la Guillotière hasNearbyPlace Place Bellecour
Presqu’île district contains Place Bellecour
Presqu’île district mainSquares Place Bellecour
Lyon 2nd arrondissement contains Place Bellecour
Lyon bus network hasHub Place Bellecour
this entity surface form: Bellecour square
Cordeliers quarter near Place Bellecour
Bellecour quarter hasCentralSquare Place Bellecour
Bellecour quarter knownFor Place Bellecour
Bellecour quarter hasLandmark Place Bellecour
Bellecour quarter hasPedestrianArea Place Bellecour
Perrache quarter locatedSouthOf Place Bellecour