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The Basilica, which offers guided tours and contains a Museum of Sacred Art, receives 2 million visitors annually. [2] At certain times, members of the public may access the basilica's north tower for a spectacular 180-degree view of Lyon and its suburbs. On a clear day, Mont Blanc, the highest point in Europe, can be seen in the distance. [2]
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The Tour Métallique de Fourvière. Fourviere supports the world's two oldest and active funicular railway lines, and is known for the Catholic Basilica of Fourvière.The inauguration of the golden statue of the Virgin Mary on the north-west tower is the origin of the famous 8 December Festival of Lights, when the citizens of Lyon display candles (lumignons) at their windows.
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Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière, as seen from the beginning of the garden paths A marker on the ground in the rose garden. The esplanade of Fourvière, created by the engineer Joannès Blanchon between 1880 and 1896, [1] connects the Passerelle des Quatre-vents, the Loyasse fort and the Loyasse cemetery, the Jardin de la Visitation, the Parc archéologique and the Jardin du Rosaire (rose ...
In 1852, it became a popular festival when a statue of the Virgin Mary was erected next to the Basilica, overlooking the city. [2] Now a focal point of the festival, the statue was created by the renowned sculptor Joseph-Hugues Fabisch and was sponsored by several notable Lyonnais Catholics.
The Montée du Gourguillon is an old street in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon, France, on the hill of Fourvière, between the Saint-Jean and Saint-Just quarters. [1] Montée translates in English to the nouns "climb" or "rise "[2] and is given to a number of steep streets.