Lyon, France
Registration Year
1998
Registered Sector
Historic Site of Lyon
Mayor of Lyon
Mr. Gérard Collomb
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Historical Reference
- Historic Site of Lyon, France. The long history of Lyon, which was founded by the Romans as the capital of the Three Gauls in the 1st century BC and has continued to play a major role in the political, cultural, and economic development of Europe since that time, is vividly illustrated by its urban fabric and by its many fine historic buildings from all periods.
Registration Criteria
Criterion ii: Lyons bears exceptional testimony to the continuity of urban settlement over more than two millennia on a site of great commercial and strategic significance, where cultural traditions from many parts of Europe have come together to create a coherent and vigorous continuing community.
Criterion iv: By virtue of the special way in which it has developed spatially, Lyons illustrates in an exceptional way the progress and evolution of architectural design and town planning over many centuries.
Contact
| Monsieur Gérard Collomb Sénateur-Maire de Lyon | Hôtel de ville 1, place de la Comédie B.P. 1065 Lyon, Cedex 1, France | Tel: +33.4 72.10.30.30 Fax: +33.4 72.10.50.24 Email: gerard.collomb@mairie-lyon.fr |
| Monsieur Georges Képénékian Adjoint délégué au Maire de Lyon | Culture Patrimoine et Droits des Citoyens Mairie de Lyon B.P. 1065 B.P. 1065 Lyon, CEDEX 01, France | Tel: +33.4 72.10.51.71 Fax: +33.4 72.10.53 09 Email: georges.kepenekian@mairie-lyon.fr |
| Monsieur Bruno Delas Directeur de projet - mission «Site historique de Lyon» | Mairie de Lyon 1, place de la Comédie B.P. 1065 Lyon, CEDEX 1, France | Tel: +33.4 72.10.51.97 Fax: +33.4 72.10.51.85 Email: bruno.delas@mairie-lyon.fr |