Presqu’île of Lyon

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The Presqu’île of Lyon is the historic and commercial heart of Lyon, a peninsula between the Rhône and Saône rivers known for its grand squares, shopping streets, and UNESCO-listed urban architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic city center ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ
urban district ⓘ
architecturalStyle Classical architecture ⓘ
Haussmannian-style urbanism ⓘ
Renaissance architecture ⓘ
boundedBy Rhône River ⓘ
Saône River ⓘ
contains Ainay quarter ⓘ
Basilique Saint-Martin d’Ainay ⓘ
Bellecour quarter ⓘ
Cordeliers quarter ⓘ
Hôtel de Ville de Lyon ⓘ
Musée de l’Imprimerie et de la Communication graphique ⓘ
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon ⓘ
Opéra de Lyon ⓘ
Place Bellecour ⓘ
Place des Terreaux ⓘ
Rue Victor-Hugo ⓘ
Rue de la République ⓘ
Rue du Président-Édouard-Herriot ⓘ
Terreaux quarter ⓘ
Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon ⓘ
country France ⓘ
crossedBy Rue Victor-Hugo ⓘ
Rue de la République ⓘ
hasFunction administrative center of Lyon ⓘ
commercial center of Lyon ⓘ
cultural center of Lyon ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalRole heart of Lyon’s urban development from Middle Ages to 19th century ⓘ
knownFor 19th-century urban planning ⓘ
commercial activity ⓘ
grand public squares ⓘ
historic urban fabric ⓘ
shopping streets ⓘ
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ⓘ
Lyon ⓘ
eastern France ⓘ
notableSquare Place Bellecour ⓘ
Place des Terreaux ⓘ
partOf Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ
tourism major tourist destination in Lyon ⓘ
transport served by multiple Lyon Metro lines ⓘ
served by numerous bus and tram routes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1998 ⓘ
urbanMorphology dense grid of streets and squares ⓘ
waterwayContext situated between Rhône and Saône confluence area ⓘ

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Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière → overlooks → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
Lyon-Perrache station → locatedNear → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
La Croix-Rousse → locatedNorthOf → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
Fourvière Hill → overlooks → Presqu’île district of Lyon ⓘ
linked to: Presqu’île of Lyon
Pont de la Guillotière → connects → Presqu'île (Lyon) ⓘ
linked to: Presqu’île of Lyon
Place Carnot → partOf → Presqu'île of Lyon ⓘ
linked to: Presqu’île of Lyon
Hôtel de Ville de Lyon → locatedIn → Presqu’île (Lyon) ⓘ
linked to: Presqu’île of Lyon
Théâtre des Célestins → hasNeighbourhood → Presqu’île de Lyon ⓘ
linked to: Presqu’île of Lyon
Basilique Saint-Martin d’Ainay → locatedOn → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon → locatedIn → Presqu’île de Lyon ⓘ
linked to: Presqu’île of Lyon
Terreaux quarter → partOf → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
Ainay quarter → locatedOn → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
Ainay quarter → partOf → Presqu’île between Rhône and Saône rivers ⓘ
linked to: Presqu’île of Lyon
Confluence quarter → locatedOnPresquile → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
Confluence quarter → locatedAtSouthernTipOf → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
Hôtel de Ville area (Lyon) → locatedIn → Presqu’île (Lyon) ⓘ
subject linked to: Hôtel de Ville area
linked to: Presqu’île of Lyon
Plateau de la Croix-Rousse → overlooks → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
Perrache quarter → locatedOn → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
Perrache quarter → locatedAtSouthernEndOf → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
Rue de la République → locatedInCityCenter → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
Cours Lafayette → connects → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
9th arrondissement of Lyon → locatedWestOf → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
Fourvière → overlooks → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
Vieux Lyon → oppositeBankFrom → Presqu’île de Lyon ⓘ
linked to: Presqu’île of Lyon
Saint-Just (Lyon) → locatedNear → Presqu'île of Lyon ⓘ
subject linked to: Saint-Just
linked to: Presqu’île of Lyon
Quai du Rhône → partOf → Lyon riverfront ⓘ
linked to: Presqu’île of Lyon
Fourvière esplanade → hasPanoramicViewOf → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
Quai de Saône → adjacentTo → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ
Place des Jacobins → isCentralSquareOf → Presqu’île of Lyon ⓘ