Passage Thiaffait
Passage Thiaffait is a passage in the quartier des pentes de la Croix-Rousse in Lyon’s 1st arrondissement. Entered through a portico on rue René Leynaud, it is a traboule ending in a double staircase to rue Burdeau.
Public Art in Lyon
Gare de Lyon-Vaise
Gare de Lyon-Vaise is a railway station in Lyon’s Vaise district, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Opened in 1854, it serves regional passenger and freight trains and connects with the metro and bus network.
Lyon Observatory
Lyon Observatory is a professional astronomical observatory in Saint-Genis-Laval near Lyon. Founded in 1878, it now serves as an internal school of the University Claude Bernard and a centre for astrophysical research.
Halle d'athlétisme Stéphane-Diagana
Halle d'athlétisme Stéphane-Diagana is an indoor athletics stadium in the La Duchère quarter of Lyon, France, near the Stadium of La Duchère. Opened and inaugurated in 2012, it is named after French athlete Stéphane Diagana.
Vélodrome Georges-Préveral
Vélodrome Georges-Préveral is a sports venue in the Parc de la Tête d’Or in Lyon, France. Its track has changed from earth to cement screed, pink synthetic coating, and orange resin screed over time.
Rue du Bât-d'Argent
Rue du Bât-d'Argent is a historic street in Lyon’s Terreaux quarter. It borders the collège-lycée Ampère and runs from rue du Président-Édouard-Herriot to quai Jean-Moulin. Its history includes medieval origins, changing names, and links to local artistic and political life.
Rue Duguesclin
Rue Duguesclin is a 2,800-metre street in Lyon that crosses the 6th and 3rd arrondissements and ends in the 7th. Created gradually in the 19th century, it was urbanized after 1850 and named in 1852.
Parc Henry Chabert
Parc Henry Chabert is a green space in southern Lyon, France, on a former industrial site. Dedicated to leisure and sports, it covers nearly 80 hectares and includes plains, playgrounds, enclosed spaces, a skatepark, and a botanical garden.
Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church is a Russian Orthodox church building in Lyon that emerged from the city’s émigré community. Its history includes early worship in apartments and rented halls, the 1928 founding of a church dedicated to Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, and the later construction of a stone church.
Église de la Rédemption
Église de la Rédemption is a church in Lyon’s Brotteaux district, on place Puvis de Chavannes. Built by Claude-Anthelme Benoit in 1868, it was intended as the permanent church for the religious district of Redemption and remained unfinished.
Gare Part-Dieu - Vivier Merle
Gare Part-Dieu - Vivier Merle is a Lyon Metro line B station in the La Part-Dieu district of Lyon. Opened in 1978, it serves the Lyon-Part-Dieu railway station, the Westfield La Part-Dieu shopping center, and several bus and tramway connections.
Rue Lanterne
Rue Lanterne is a very old public street in Lyon, France, running north-south from rue d’Algérie and place Tobie-Robatel to rue Longue. Known since 1356, it has a long urban history tied to changes in its layout, buildings, and uses.
Place Sathonay
Place Sathonay is a square in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, at the bottom of the hill of La Croix-Rousse in the La Martinière quarter. It is the third largest square in Lyon and lies within a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Parc de la Cerisaie
Parc de la Cerisaie is an urban park in Lyon’s Croix-Rousse district, covering 4.5 hectares. Set on a slope connecting to the quais de la Saône, it is partially listed as a historic monument and accessible via rue Chazière.
Chapelle Sainte-Croix de Lyon
Chapelle Sainte-Croix de Lyon is a Roman Catholic chapel in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon, north of Cours Lafayette at Rue de Créqui No. 147. Dedicated to the Holy Cross, it is sometimes marked as a memorial on city maps and holds regular church services.