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List of books about the history of Lyon. Fédou, René (2006). Les papes du moyen âge à Lyon: De Urbain II à Jean XXII (1095-1316) (in French). Lyon: Editions Lyonnaises d'Art et d'Histoire. p. 127. ISBN 2-84147-168-3. Pelletier, André; Rossiaud, Jacques; Bayard, Françoise; Cayez, Pierre (2007). Histoire de Lyon des origines à nos jours ...
Opéra National de Lyon founded. Gare de Lyon-Part-Dieu opens. 1987 - 11 May: Barbie Trial begins. 1989 - Michel Noir becomes mayor. [35] 1991 - Lyon Metro Line D begins operating. 1993 - Opéra Nouvel opens. 1995 Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon building opens. [36] Raymond Barre becomes mayor. [1] 1997 - Gare de Lyon-Vaise rebuilt. 1999 ...
Lyon [c] (Franco-Provençal: Liyon) is the second-largest city in France by urban area and the third largest by city limits. [14] It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of Paris, 278 km (173 mi) north of Marseille, 113 km (70 mi) southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, 58 km (36 mi) northeast of Saint-Étienne.
In 1654, he drew up the plans of work to be done to restore the old dam built along the left bank of the Rhône, near the Parc de la Tête d'Or. In 1659, he was appointed intendant of dikes and works done on the Rhone. In 1659, his plan of Lyon entitled Description au naturel de la ville de Lyon et païsages alentour d'icelle was published.
The exact date of the abbey's foundation is unknown, and research is complicated by the unreliability of the earliest documents. In the 6th century, the "testament" of the bishop of Lyon Ennemond relates that Aldebert, governor of Lugdunum under the reign of Septimius Severus, having converted to Christianity, endowed the "monastery of the Ladies of Saint-Pierre" with land in 208. [1]
To the west of the Saône, the 5th arrondissement covers the old city (Vieux Lyon), Fourvière hill and the plateau beyond. The 9th is immediately to the north, and stretches from Gorge de Loup, through Vaise to the neighbouring suburbs of Écully, Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or, Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or, Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or and Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or.
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil] ⓘ, City Hall) is the city hall of Lyon, France, and one of the largest historic buildings in the city. The building is located between the Place des Terreaux and the Place de la Comédie, in front of the Opéra Nouvel. It was designated a monument historique by the French government ...
Histoire de Caluire et Cuire: Commune du Lyonnais (in French). Lyon: Éditions FOT. p. 86. Bernot, Emmanuel; Cyrille, Cyrille; Dessaint, Philippe (2008). Rénovation lourde du tunnel de la Croix-Rousse 69001/69004 Lyon: Le réseau souterrain des "arêtes de poisson" (in French). Vol. 1/2. Service archéologique de la ville de Lyon.