Saturday, January 18, 2020

La Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière: The Other Notre Dame Church of France (Old and Elegant Lyon Series 5 )

La Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière 
The Other Notre Dame Church of France
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 5    

Perched at the top of  the Fourvière Hill,
La Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière 
is probably the most visible structure in
Lyon as it impressively looms over the city.



Referred by tourists as the other
Notre Dame Church of France,

 

…as it is overshadowed by the
more popular Notre Dame de Paris,
the latter being located in one of
the most popular cities in the world.


The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
was built 1872 dedicated to the Virgin Mary,  


…to honor her for saving of the city of Lyon from the
 bubonic plague epidemic that swept Europe in 1643.


The basilica, is of both Romanesque
and Byzantine architecture by design.

 

 

 

It has four main towers making the church appear like
an upturned elephant with the four towers as legs and
has been called by locals as "the upside-down elephant",


The bell tower is topped with a  
gilded statue of the Virgin Mary.





The church feature priceless fine mosaics, 

 

 

 

 

…ornate religious artworks,

 

 

...and superb ancient stained glass.

 

 

The Basilica, which offers guided tours
 and contains a Museum of Sacred Art, 






…is visited by about 2 million visitors annually.


It is one of the city’s tourist top attractions and
should not be missed by anyone visiting Lyon.

Read other posts for 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series
on the links below: 

Lagrange Aparthotel, Lyon
A Modern Home in Lyon
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 1 

Vieux Lyon  
Old Lyon in Suspended Animation
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 2 

Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste 
A Medieval Cathedral 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 3 

Funiculaires de Fourviere

Galeries Lafayette Lyon Part- Dieu
Lyon’s Center of Fashion 
Old and Elegant LyonSeries 10 

McDonald’s Galeries Lafayette 
Feel at Home at McDo 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 11 

Beautiful Bellecour 
Heart of Lyon 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 12   

Walibi Rhone Alps
Themepark Disappointment 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 13

The Village Outlet 
A Lovely French Bargain Outlet 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 14

Vegas Kitchen 
Taste of America in France 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 15

Parc de la Tete D’or 
Peace and Quiet in the City
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 16 

Lyon Zoo 
Entrance- Free Zoo  
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 17  

Loving Lyon 
A Peaceful and Friendly City  
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 1

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