Ancient Theatre of Fourvière

The Ancient Theatre of Fourvière is a Roman theatre in , France. It was built on the hill of , which is situated in the center of the Roman city. The theatre is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site that protects the historic center of Lyon.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: ancient Roman structure in Lyon, France
  • Also known as: “ancient theater of Lyon”, “ancient theatre of Lyon”, “Lugdunum theater”, “theater of Lugdunum”, “theater of Lyon”, and “Théâtre Gallo-Romain de Fourvière”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lugdunum and Odeon of Lyon.

Museum
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, formerly known as the Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière or Museum of Roman Civilisation, is a museum of Gallo-Roman civilisation in . Previously presented at the and the Antiquarium, the municipal Gallo-Roman…

Theater building
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The is a small ancient Roman theatre near the summit of the hill in , France. It forms a pair with the Ancient Theatre of Fourvière, one of only two such pairs in Gaul. is situated 120 metres south of Ancient Theatre of Fourvière.

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Places in the Area

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

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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.

Ancient Theatre of Fourvière

Latitude
45.75975° or 45° 45′ 35″ north
Longitude
4.81975° or 4° 49′ 11″ east
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8FQ6QR59+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 88526502
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1510
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Ancient Theatre of Fourvière” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ֆուրվիեր բլրի անտիկ թատրոն”
  • Basque: “Lyongo Erromatar Antzokia”
  • Catalan: “Teatre gal·loromà de Fourvière”
  • Chinese: “富維耶山古羅馬劇場”
  • Dutch: “antiek theater van Lugdunum”
  • Dutch: “Antiek theater van Lugdunum”
  • French: “théâtre antique de Lyon”
  • French: “Théâtre antique de Lyon”
  • French: “théâtre Gallo-Romain de Lyon”
  • French: “théâtre romain de Lyon”
  • Galician: “Teatro galorromano de Fourvière”
  • German: “römisches Amphitheater von Fourvière”
  • German: “Römisches Amphitheater von Fourvière”
  • German: “römisches Theater in Lyon”
  • Hindi: “लियोन का प्राचीन रोमन रंगमंच”
  • Hungarian: “fourvière-i római amfiteátrum”
  • Italian: “Teatro antico di Fourvière”
  • Italian: “Teatro antico di Lione”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fourvière romerske teater”
  • Norwegian: “Fourvière romerske teater”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Teatre galloroman de Fourvière”
  • Russian: “античный театр на холме Фурвьер”
  • Russian: “Античный театр на холме Фурвьер”
  • Slovenian: “Antično gledališče Fourvière”
  • Slovenian: “antično gledališče v Fourvièru”
  • Slovenian: “rimski amfiteater v Lyonu”
  • Slovenian: “rimsko gledališče v Lyonu”
  • Spanish: “Teatro antiguo de Lyon”
  • Spanish: “Teatro de Lugdunum”
  • Spanish: “Teatro galorromano de Fourviere”
  • Spanish: “Teatro galorromano de Fourvière”
  • Telugu: “ఫోర్వైయెర్ యొక్క పురాతన థియేటర్”
  • Turkish: “Lyon antik tiyatrosu”
  • “Q1510”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Site archéologique de Fourvière and Esplanade.

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