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  2. History of Lyon - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Timeline of Lyon - Wikipedia

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    1864 - Grande synagogue de Lyon built. 1867 - 6th arrondissement of Lyon created. 1872 - Société botanique de Lyon established. [15] 1875 - Union générale bank and Catholic University of Lyon established. 1876 - Gare de Lyon-Saint-Paul opens. 1877 - Théâtre des Célestins opens. 1879 - Le Nouvelliste de Lyon newspaper begins publication. [31]

  4. Musée Gadagne - Wikipedia

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    It features the collections previously installed at the Hôtel de Ville, Lyon until 1857. This museum consists of 80,000 objects [ 6 ] in 30 rooms [ 4 ] spread over four floors. It traces the cultural history of Lyon since the Middle Ages until the nineteenth century, giving archaeological remains, sculptures , paintings , furniture, and pottery .

  5. Abbey of Saint-Pierre-les-Nonnains - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. Revolt of Lyon against the National Convention - Wikipedia

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    Louis François Perrin de Précy, leader of the Lyon insurgents, painted by Jean-Joseph Dassy. During September 1790 the city's working class activists established 32 revolutionary societies to which they gave the name "Peoples' associations of friends of the [revolutionary] constitution" ("Sociétés populaires des Amis de la Constitution").

  7. Gallic Wall of Lyon - Wikipedia

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    1 place Abbé Larue 69005 Lyon (in French). Service archéologique de la ville de Lyon. Monin, Michèle; André, Aurélie; Carrara, Stéphane; Dessaint, Philippe (2012). place Abbé Larue Lyon 5e (in French). Service archéologique de la Ville de Lyon. Monin, Michèle (2016). L'oppidum de Lyon (in French). L'Archéologue. ISSN 1255-5932.

  8. Hôtel de Ville, Lyon - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Simon Maupin - Wikipedia

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    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.