Odeon of Lyon

The Odeon of Lyon is a small ancient Roman theatre near the summit of the hill in , France. It forms a pair with the , one of only two such pairs in Gaul.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: small ancient Roman theater in Lyon, France
  • Also known as: “Odéon”, “odeon of Lugdunum”, “odeon of Lyon”, “odeum of Lugdunum”, and “odeum of Lyon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ancient Theatre of Fourvière and Lugdunum.

Theater building
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The 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. is situated 120 metres north of 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… is situated 190 metres north of Odeon of Lyon.

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 130 metres east of Odeon of Lyon.

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.

Odeon of Lyon

Latitude
45.7587° or 45° 45′ 31″ north
Longitude
4.81968° or 4° 49′ 11″ east
Open location code
8FQ6QR59+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 88526506
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q3175
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Odeon of Lyon” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “里昂劇場”
  • Dutch: “Odeion van Lugdunum”
  • French: “odéon antique de Lyon”
  • French: “Odéon antique de Lyon”
  • French: “Odeon of Lyon”
  • Galician: “Odeón de Lión”
  • German: “Odeon von Lyon”
  • Hungarian: “odéon antique de Lyon”
  • Hungarian: “odéon de Lugdunum”
  • Hungarian: “odéon de Lyon”
  • Italian: “Odeon di Lione”
  • Italian: “Odeon di Lugdunum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Odeon (Lyon)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Odeon”
  • Norwegian: “Odeon”
  • Russian: “Одеон на холме Фурвьер”
  • Slovenian: “odeon v Lyonu”
  • Spanish: “Odeon de Lyon”
  • Spanish: “Odeón de Lyon”
  • Turkish: “Lyon Odeonu”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Site archéologique de Fourvière and Gymnase Jean Moulin.

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