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France, Lyon, Notre-Dame de Fourviere Basilica

The Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourviere sits high atop the Fourviere Hill in Lyon, France. Designed by Pierre Bossan and built between 1872 and 1876, it is in neo-Byzantine style, with slender turrets on its four corners and crenellated walls. A gilded statue of the Virgin surmounts the bell tower and a statue of St. Michael surmounts the apse. The Saint-Jean and the Croix-Rousse areas in the city of Lyon were designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1998, for their historical and architectural landmarks.

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Title: France, Lyon, Notre-Dame de Fourviere Basilica

Caption: The Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourviere sits high atop the Fourviere Hill in Lyon, France. Designed by Pierre Bossan and built between 1872 and 1876, it is in neo-Byzantine style, with slender turrets on its four corners and crenellated walls. A gilded statue of the Virgin surmounts the bell tower and a statue of St. Michael surmounts the apse. The Saint-Jean and the Croix-Rousse areas in the city of Lyon were designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1998, for their historical and architectural landmarks.

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Keywords: 19 CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY. • 19TH • 19TH-CENTURY • APSE • ARCH • ARCHITECTURAL • ARCHITECTURE • ARCHITECTURE. • BASILICA NOTRE DAME DE FOURVIERE • BASILICA • BUILDING EXTERIOR • CATHOLICISM • CHRISTIANISM • CHRISTIANITY • CHURCH • CHURCHES • CLEAR SKY • CRISTIANDAD • CRISTIANISMO • DAY • ECCLESIA • FRANCE • FRANCE. • IGLESIA • INTERNATIONAL LANDMARK • LA FRANCE • LOW ANGLE VIEW • LYON • NEO-BYZANTINE • NINETEENTH CENTURY • NO PEOPLE • PLACE OF WORSHIP • RHONE • RHONE-ALPES • SCAFFOLDING • SPIRE • ST MICHAEL • ST. MICHAEL • STATUA • STATUE • STATUES • STEEP ANGLE VIEW • STEEPLE • TORRE • TOWER • TOWERS • TRAVEL DESTINATIONS • TURRET • UNESCO • UPWARD VIEW • VERTICAL LINES • VERTICAL • WITHOUT PEOPLE • XIX CENTURY