Ancient Theatre of Fourvière
The Ancient Theatre of Fourvière is a Roman theatre in Lyon, France. It was built on the hill of Fourvière, 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.Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0.
- 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”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lugdunum and Odeon of Lyon.
Lugdunum
Museum
Photo: Alorange, Public domain.
Lugdunum, formerly known as the Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière or Museum of Roman Civilisation, is a museum of Gallo-Roman civilisation in Lyon. Previously presented at the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon and the Antiquarium, the municipal Gallo-Roman…
Odeon of Lyon
Theater building
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Odeon of Lyon is a small ancient Roman theatre near the summit of the Fourvière hill in Lyon, France. It forms a pair with the Ancient Theatre of Fourvière, one of only two such pairs in Gaul. Odeon of Lyon is situated 120 metres south of Ancient Theatre of Fourvière.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Georges and Saint-Jean Neighbourhood in Lyon.
Saint-Jean Neighbourhood in Lyon
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Jean Neighbourhood in Lyon is a neighborhood.
Vieux Lyon
Suburb
Photo: Karldupart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vieux Lyon is the largest Renaissance district of Lyon. In 1964, Vieux-Lyon, 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″ northLongitude
4.81975° or 4° 49′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8FQ6QR59+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 88526502OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata 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”
- 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 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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Site archéologique de Fourvière and Lugdunum Musée et Théâtres Romains.
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