Lugdunum

Lugdunum, 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…
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Friday: 11:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum about Roman Gaul in Lyon, France
  • Also known as: “Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon”, “Lugdunum Musée et Théâtres”, “Lugdunum Musée et Théâtres Romains”, “Musee gallo-romain de Fourviere”, “Musée gallo-romain de Fourvière”, and “Musée Gallo-Romain de Lyon Fourvière”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ancient Theatre of Fourvière and Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière.

Theater building
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0.
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.

Cathedral
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a minor basilica in , France. It was built with private funds between 1872 and 1896 in a dominant position overlooking the city. is situated 260 metres northeast of Lugdunum.

Theater building
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The 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. is situated 190 metres south of Lugdunum.

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.

Lugdunum

Latitude
45.76029° or 45° 45′ 37″ north
Longitude
4.82048° or 4° 49′ 14″ east
Open location code
8FQ6QR6C+45
Open­Street­Map ID
way 88526510
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q509
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Wu Chinese—“Lugdunum” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Musèu galloroman de Fourvière”
  • Chinese: “里昂高盧羅馬博物館”
  • Dutch: “Gallo-Romeins museum van Fourviere”
  • Dutch: “Gallo-Romeins museum van Fourvière”
  • Dutch: “Lugdunum”
  • French: “Lugdunum - Musée et Théâtres Romains”
  • French: “Lugdunum”
  • French: “musée de la civilisation gallo-romaine”
  • French: “musée gallo-romain de Fourvière”
  • French: “musée gallo-romain de Lyon-Fourvière”
  • German: “Galloromanisches Museum Lyon”
  • German: “Lugdunum”
  • Hungarian: “Lugdunum”
  • Hungarian: “Musée gallo-romain de Fourvière”
  • Italian: “Lugdunum”
  • Italian: “Museo della civiltà gallo-romana”
  • Italian: “Museo gallo-romano di Fourvière”
  • Italian: “Museo Lugdunum e teatri romani”
  • Italian: “Museo Lugdunum”
  • Japanese: “ガロ・ロマン文明博物館”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lugdunum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lyon galloromerske museum”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Musèu galloroman de Fourvière”
  • Russian: “Музей галло-римской цивилизации”
  • Scots: “Musée gallo-romain de Fourvière”
  • Spanish: “Lugdunum”
  • Spanish: “Museo galo-romano de Fourviere”
  • Spanish: “Museo galo-romano de Fourvière”
  • Spanish: “Museo galo-romano de Lyon”
  • Spanish: “Museo Lugdunum”
  • Swedish: “Lugdunum”
  • Tamil: “லையானின் கேலோ-ரோமன் அருங்காட்சியகம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей галло-римської цивілізації”
  • Wu Chinese: “里昂高卢罗马博物馆”

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