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| General view of Lyon from the Fourvi�re hill. The river in the foreground is La Sa�ne which is a tributary to Le Rh�ne. The location of the latter can be guessed by the line of trees further back and parallel to la Sa�ne. Vue g�n�rale de Lyon de la colline de Fourvi�re. |
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Lyon is a very old city. In the foreground you can see one of the gallo-roman theater which are about 2000 years old. The church in the background is a monstruosity built in the XIX century at the location of an old gallo-roman temple. All these are located on the Fourvi�re hill which hosts lots of religious institutions. Un des th��tres gallo-romains de la colline de Fourvi�re et, � l'arri�re-plan, le cataplasme monstrueux datant du XIX si�cle, plus commun�ment appel� basilique Notre-Dame. |
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| Gallo-roman glass bottles. Verres gallo-romains, mus�e gallo-romain de Lyon. |
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Design stairs in the gallo-roman museum. Escaliers design dans le mus�e gallo-romain. |
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St Jean street in the Old Lyon. To the left is the facade of the romanesque cathedral St Jean. Rue St Jean dans le vieux Lyon et fa�ade de la cath�drale romane St Jean. |
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| Typical architecture of the XVI century Lyon. This tower is in a court yard called traboule. Architecture typique du vieux Lyon datant de la renaissance. Ce type de tour est situ�e dans des cours int�rieures appel�es traboules. |
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Pavement of the old Lyon. Les pav�s du vieux Lyon. |
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