Fourvière Hill

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hill historic district religious site tourist attraction

Fourvière Hill is a prominent historic and religious district in Lyon, France, known for its basilica, Roman ruins, and panoramic views over the city.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Fourvière hill	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hill ⓘ historic district ⓘ religious site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
connectedBy	Funicular railway of Lyon ⓘ Montée Nicolas de Lange (road and stairs) ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
elevation	approximately 290 metres above sea level ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite	Gallo-Roman remains ⓘ Odeon of Lyon ⓘ surface form: Roman odeon of Lugdunum Lugdunum Museum and Roman Theatres ⓘ surface form: Roman theatre of Lugdunum
hasLandmark	Ancient Theatre of Fourvière ⓘ Ancient Theatre of Fourvière ⓘ surface form: Archaeological Park of Fourvière Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière ⓘ Fourvière Metal Tower ⓘ Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon ⓘ surface form: Lyon Cathedral (viewpoint over) Odeon of Lyon ⓘ
hasMuseum	Lugdunum Museum and Roman Theatres ⓘ surface form: Lugdunum Museum (Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière)
hasReligiousBuilding	Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière ⓘ Saint-Thomas Chapel (near basilica) ⓘ
hasStructure	Fourvière Metal Tower ⓘ
hasTransportation	Funicular railway of Lyon ⓘ surface form: Fourvière funicular line F2
hasViewOf	Alps (in clear weather) ⓘ Mont Blanc summit ⓘ surface form: Mont Blanc (in very clear weather)
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
historicallyKnownAs	site of the Roman city Lugdunum ⓘ
hostsEvent	Nuits de Fourvière festival ⓘ
knownFor	Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière ⓘ Roman ruins ⓘ panoramic views over Lyon ⓘ pilgrimage traditions ⓘ religious architecture ⓘ
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 5th arrondissement ⓘ
overlooks	Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ surface form: Presqu’île district of Lyon Rhône River ⓘ Saône River NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Traboules of Lyon ⓘ surface form: Historic Site of Lyons Lyon metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Lyon urban area UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyons
religiousSignificance	major Marian devotion site ⓘ site of annual Festival of Lights devotion ⓘ
touristActivity	attending performances at Ancient Theatre of Fourvière ⓘ viewing city panorama from basilica esplanade ⓘ visiting Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière ⓘ
viewpointOf	Lyon cityscape ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Lyon → hasLandmark → Fourvière Hill ⓘ

Place Bellecour → hasViewOf → Fourvière Hill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourvière hill

Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière → locatedOnHill → Fourvière Hill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourvière hill