Les Cordeliers

Les Cordeliers is one of the central quarters in the , . It is mainly known for the Place des Cordeliers in its centre.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: quarter in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, France
  • Also known as: “Cordeliers”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon and Musée de l’Imprimerie.

Museum
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The is a municipal of fine arts in the French city of . Located near the , it is housed in a former Benedictine convent which was active during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Museum
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The Musée de l'Imprimerie is a in , France, with the mission of enhancing, conserving, documenting and valuing the heritage of printed books and graphic arts.

Church
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The is one of the churches of the quarter Presqu'île, located on the Place des Cordeliers, in the . This is the only medieval building not demolished after the creation of the rue Impériale, under the Second Empire by the prefect Claude-Marius Vaïsse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Jean Neighbourhood in Lyon and Vieux Lyon.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is the largest Renaissance district of . In 1964, , the city's oldest district, became the first site in France to be protected under the Malraux law to protect France's cultural sites.

Neighborhood
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is a quarter located in the , . It was named after the parish church. Located in the perimeter saved registered to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is one of the three parishes of the , the historic center of the city.

Les Cordeliers

Latitude
45.76329° or 45° 45′ 48″ north
Longitude
4.83539° or 4° 50′ 7″ east
Open location code
8FQ6QR7P+85
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5545183519
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q8207
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Les Cordeliers” goes by many names.

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