Places to see in ( Lyon - France )
Places to see in ( Lyon - France )
Lyon, the capital city in France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, sits at the junction of the Rhône and Saône rivers. Its center reflects 2,000 years of history from the Roman Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules, medieval and Renaissance architecture in Vieux (Old) Lyon, to the modern Confluence district on Presqu'île peninsula. Traboules, covered passageways between buildings, connect Vieux Lyon and La Croix-Rousse hill.
Commanding a strategic spot at the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône Rivers, Lyon has been luring people ever since the Romans named it Lugdunum in 43 BC. Commercial, industrial and banking powerhouse for the past 500 years, Lyon is France's third largest city, and offers today's urban explorers a wealth of enticing experiences. Outstanding museums, a dynamic cultural life, busy clubbing and drinking scenes, a thriving university and fantastic shopping lend the city a distinctly sophisticated air, while adventurous gourmets can indulge in their wildest gastronomic fantasies. Don't leave the city without sampling some Lyonnais specialities in a bouchon – the quintessential Lyon experience.
Lyon is shaped by its two rivers, the Rhône River (to the East) and the Saône (to the West), which both run North-South. The main areas of interest are:
Fourvière hill
Also known as the hill that prays due to the numerous churches and religious institutions it hosts. The hill was also the place where the Romans settled.
Vieux Lyon (Old Lyon)
The Renaissance area, along the right bank of the Saône.
Presqu'île
Between the two rivers, the real heart of the city.
Croix-Rousse
North of Presqu'île between the two rivers, it is known as the hill that works because it was home to the silk workers (canuts) until the 19th century. This industry has shaped the unique architecture of the area.
Confluence
An emerging district with great contemporary architecture in a former industrial area.
Part-Dieu
The main business district and home to the main train station of Lyon.
Brotteaux
The wealthiest district, next to the beautiful Tête d'Or park.
Guillotière
A picturesque district with a large immigrant population.
Etats-Unis
An interesting 1920s housing project.
Vaise
Another developing district.
Whatever the time of year (except for the Fête des Lumières), tourists are not very numerous yet, but they concentrate in a few small areas, especially Fourvière and Vieux Lyon, where the pedestrian streets are just as crowded as the Champs-Elysees sidewalks on sunny weekends. Alot to see such as :
The view from Fourvière basilica, and the basilica itself.
Streets and traboules in Vieux Lyon, St Jean cathedral.
Traboules in Croix-Rousse.
Musées Gadagne.
Parc de la Tête d'Or.
Musée urbain Tony Garnier and Etats-Unis neighbourhood.
St Irénée church, Montée du Gourguillon, St Georges neighbourhood.
A drink on Place Sathonay.
St Bruno church.
Parc de Gerland.
Gratte-ciel neighbourhood in Villeurbanne
Vieux Lyon
St Jean Cathedral
St Jean archaeological garden
Traboules
Renaissance courtyards
Rue St Jean
Rue du Boeuf
Place du Change
Rue Juiverie
St Georges neighbourhood
St Paul church
Montée du Gourguillon
Fourvière, Saint-Just
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Croix-Rousse
Croix-Rousse traboules
Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules
Presqu'île
Place des Terreaux
Hôtel de Ville
Opera house
Place des Jacobins
Palais Saint-Pierre
Musée Des Confluences
Institut Lumière - Musée vivant du Cinéma
Musée gallo-romain de Fourvière
Parc de la Tête d'Or
Rhône banks
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Jean Renaudie and the Renewal of the Ivry Town Centre
Lecture date: 2004-02-26
SCHUCH, Nina/Renee GAILHOUSTET/Raymonde LALUQUE
In the confusion that followed May 68, Jean Renaudie succeeded in building two revolutionary urban projects at Ivry. Committed to the improvement of peoples lives through architecture and politics, in these and in his later works he refuted the necessity of standardisation in modern housing and broke with the simplifications of the grands ensembles: the repetition of cells and the functional separation between habitat and services. Over the next decade the entire town centre was transformed according to his principles of complexity and difference.
Three speakers discuss the project: Nina Schuch, Renaudies chief collaborator for most of his life;
Renee Gailhoustet, joint chief architect with Renaudie on the renovation of Ivry; and Raymonde Laluque, director for the public housing office of Ivry and the principal client for the renovation. Presenting the renewal of Ivry, as well as projects at Le Vaudreuil and Givors, the speakers hope to show the coherence of Renaudies research and the novelty of both his graphic means and the forms in his realised constructions.
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I am sorry, but I don't like buying gadgets, as they are instantly obsolete, so I don't have the right zoom lens to record stuff digitally such as the looping stupid fighter jet. War: what is it good for? ABSOLUTELY!
The ugly barre across from me is being dismantled FINALLY. Took about a decade to rehouse everyone. It is an HLM -- subsidized housing. As dreadful as they look, everyone wants an HLM (pronounced acsh-el-em) because the apartments tend to be very nice inside. The barre design was done a lot after WWII, to help the housing demand after all the destruction of France. Cranes could go up and down on tracks in front or back and mount the things, like building blocks. When they get to be old and worn, such as this one from the '50s is, everyone is carefully rehoused, and the replacement building is redesigned. I like the newer HLMs better.
Apparently, the shoe bomber Richard Reid grew up some years in one of these Cité Saint-Remy housing project buildings. I have no official confirmation of this, except for a pretty reliable source who is a lifelong resident of this neighborhood. It was no mystery to either of us why this information is not in the msm. Don't call us conspiracy theorists, please. Anyone with an interest in forensics or the law can spot anomalies in a story right away. Many terrorism events are staged and planned, to suit agendas. This goes back at least to the take me to Havana! plane hijackings, now proven to have been generally staged for an agenda by the US and other governments. This is a matter of public record. Connect the dots. Look at Sandy Hook, for example? Do you see any ... holes in the story? Anyone with a brain does. Wonder why.
Le Bourget airport is not too many miles away (we use kilometers here). It used to be the airport for Paris, until huge jets came in, and it was too small so inadequate, and 2 other airports were set up, plus an annexe in Beauvais, quite far from Paris. Le Bourget is still active for freight, military and private jets. We usually don't get much noise from it in this apartment, but every two years there is a military armaments exposition for a week, where you can buy a jet, fighter plane, et c. The flashy demonstrations and low flying are EXTREMELY noisy and invasive. It's Hell Week! Yes, they do crash sometimes, too.
Saint-Denis is a near-suburb of Paris, with a border contiguous, and it is on the Paris métro line. It is a separate city and very large.
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00:02:47 1 History
00:02:56 1.1 Ancient Lyon
00:05:55 1.2 Modern Lyon
00:10:14 2 Geography
00:12:28 2.1 Climate
00:14:02 3 Administration
00:18:06 3.1 Mayors
00:18:15 4 Culture
00:21:48 4.1 UNESCO World Heritage Site
00:23:14 4.2 Gastronomy
00:25:19 4.3 Sport
00:28:01 4.4 Street art
00:28:31 5 Economy
00:32:01 6 Demographics
00:32:27 7 Main sights
00:32:36 7.1 Antiquity
00:33:04 7.2 Middle Ages and Renaissance
00:34:28 7.3 17th and 18th centuries
00:36:08 7.4 19th century and modern city
00:37:39 7.5 Museums
00:40:12 7.6 Parks and gardens
00:41:34 8 Education
00:41:43 8.1 Universities and tertiary education
00:44:21 8.2 Primary and secondary schools
00:45:17 8.3 Supplementary education
00:46:00 9 Transport
00:51:50 10 International relations
00:52:11 10.1 Sister cities
00:52:22 11 See also
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Lyon (UK: , US: , traditionally spelled in English Lyons and in this case alternatively pronounced ; French: Lyon [ljɔ̃] (listen); Arpitan: Liyon [ʎjɔ̃]) is the third-largest city and second-largest urban area of France. It is located in the country's east-central part at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, about 470 km (292 mi) south from Paris, 320 km (199 mi) north from Marseille and 56 km (35 mi) northeast from Saint-Étienne. Inhabitants of the city are called Lyonnais.
Lyon had a population of 513,275 in 2015. It is the capital of the Metropolis of Lyon and the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The Lyon metropolitan area had a population of 2,265,375 in 2014, the second-largest urban area in France. The city is known for its cuisine and gastronomy, and historical and architectural landmarks; part of it is a registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Lyon was historically an important area for the production and weaving of silk. Lyon played a significant role in the history of cinema: it is where Auguste and Louis Lumière invented the cinematograph. It is also known for its light festival, the Fête des Lumières, which begins every 8 December and lasts for four days, earning Lyon the title of Capital of Lights.
Economically, Lyon is a major centre for banking, as well as for the chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries. The city contains a significant software industry with a particular focus on video games, and in recent years has fostered a growing local start-up sector. Lyon hosts the international headquarters of Interpol, the International Agency for Research on Cancer and Euronews. According to the Globalization and World Rankings Research Institute, Lyon is considered a Beta city, as of 2018. It ranked second in France and 40th globally in Mercer's 2019 liveability rankings.
Home - (Full Movie Documentary)
Home is a 2009 documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on Earth. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet.
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Usher Love Em All Live (Zénith de Strasbourg) France - OMG Tour
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Lyon (UK: , US: , also spelled Lyons and in this case alternatively pronounced ; French: Lyon [ljɔ̃] (listen); Arpitan: Liyon [ʎjɔ̃]) is the third-largest city and second-largest urban area of France. It is located in the country's east-central part at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, about 470 km (292 mi) south from Paris, 320 km (199 mi) north from Marseille and 56 km (35 mi) northeast from Saint-Étienne. Inhabitants of the city are called Lyonnais.
Lyon had a population of 513,275 in 2015. It is the capital of the Metropolis of Lyon and the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The Lyon metropolitan area had a population of 2,265,375 in 2014, the second-largest urban area in France. The city is known for its cuisine and gastronomy, and historical and architectural landmarks; part of it is a registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Lyon was historically an important area for the production and weaving of silk. Lyon played a significant role in the history of cinema: it is where Auguste and Louis Lumière invented the cinematograph. It is also known for its light festival, the Fête des Lumières, which begins every 8 December and lasts for four days, earning Lyon the title of Capital of Lights.
Economically, Lyon is a major centre for banking, as well as for the chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries. The city contains a significant software industry with a particular focus on video games, and in recent years has fostered a growing local start-up sector. Lyon hosts the international headquarters of Interpol, the International Agency for Research on Cancer and Euronews. It was ranked 19th globally and second in France for innovation in 2014. It ranked second in France and 39th globally in Mercer's 2015 liveability rankings.
Lyon
Lyon , locally:; Arpitan: Liyon; historically spelled Lyons) is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Etymologically it relates to the Celtic God Lugoves, Lugh as do Laon and Leiden. Lyon is located approximately 470 kilometres from Paris, 320 km from Marseille, 420 km from Strasbourg, 160 km from Geneva, 280 km from Turin. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais.
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2010 Haiti earthquake | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:57 1 Background
00:04:51 2 Geology
00:08:36 2.1 Aftershocks
00:10:40 2.2 Tsunami
00:11:26 3 Damage to infrastructure
00:11:36 3.1 Essential services
00:14:06 3.2 General infrastructure
00:16:42 4 Conditions in the aftermath
00:22:09 5 Casualties
00:25:48 6 Early response
00:32:51 7 Rescue and relief efforts
00:45:45 8 Recovery
00:55:04 8.1 Status of the recovery
00:59:06 8.1.1 2011
01:01:57 8.1.2 2012
01:05:09 8.1.3 2013
01:07:44 8.1.4 2015
01:09:29 8.1.5 2016
01:10:04 8.1.6 2017
01:10:38 9 In literature
01:10:55 10 See also
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The 2010 Haiti earthquake (French: Séisme de 2010 à Haïti; Haitian Creole: Tranblemanntè 12 janvye 2010 nan peyi Ayiti) was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne (Ouest) and approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake. Death toll estimates range from 100,000 to about 160,000 to Haitian government figures from 220,000 to 316,000, although these latter figures are a matter of some dispute. The government of Haiti estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged. The nation's history of national debt, prejudicial trade policies by other countries, and foreign intervention into national affairs, contributed to the existing poverty and poor housing conditions that increased the death toll from the disaster.The earthquake caused major damage in Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and other cities in the region. Notable landmark buildings were significantly damaged or destroyed, including the Presidential Palace, the National Assembly building, the Port-au-Prince Cathedral, and the main jail. Among those killed were Archbishop of Port-au-Prince Joseph Serge Miot, and opposition leader Micha Gaillard. The headquarters of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), located in the capital, collapsed, killing many, including the Mission's Chief, Hédi Annabi.Many countries responded to appeals for humanitarian aid, pledging funds and dispatching rescue and medical teams, engineers and support personnel. Communication systems, air, land, and sea transport facilities, hospitals, and electrical networks had been damaged by the earthquake, which hampered rescue and aid efforts; confusion over who was in charge, air traffic congestion, and problems with prioritising flights further complicated early relief work. Port-au-Prince's morgues were overwhelmed with tens of thousands of bodies. These had to be buried in mass graves.As rescues tailed off, supplies, medical care and sanitation became priorities. Delays in aid distribution led to angry appeals from aid workers and survivors, and looting and sporadic violence were observed. On 22 January, the United Nations noted that the emergency phase of the relief operation was drawing to a close, and on the following day, the Haitian government officially called off the search for survivors.
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France (French: [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (French: République française; French pronunciation: [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast, Switzerland and Italy to the east, and Andorra and Spain to the south. The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. The country's 18 integral regions (five of which are situated overseas) span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres (248,573 sq mi) and a total population of 67.3 million (as of October 2018). France, a sovereign state, is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major urban areas include Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille and Nice.
During the Iron Age, what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls, a Celtic people. Rome annexed the area in 51 BC, holding it until the arrival of Germanic Franks in 476, who formed the Kingdom of France. France emerged as a major European power in the Late Middle Ages following its victory in the Hundred Years' War (1337 to 1453). During the Renaissance, French culture flourished and a global colonial empire was established, which by the 20th century would become the second largest in the world. The 16th century was dominated by religious civil wars between Catholics and Protestants (Huguenots). France became Europe's dominant cultural, political, and military power in the 17th century under Louis XIV. In the late 18th century, the French Revolution overthrew the absolute monarchy, established one of modern history's earliest republics, and saw the drafting of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, which expresses the nation's ideals to this day.
In the 19th century, Napoleon took power and established the First French Empire. His subsequent Napoleonic Wars shaped the course of continental Europe. Following the collapse of the Empire, France endured a tumultuous succession of governments culminating with the establishment of the French Third Republic in 1870. France was a major participant in World War I, from which it emerged victorious, and was one of the Allies in World War II, but came under occupation by the Axis powers in 1940. Following liberation in 1944, a Fourth Republic was established and later dissolved in the course of the Algerian War. The Fifth Republic, led by Charles de Gaulle, was formed in 1958 and remains today. Algeria and nearly all the other colonies became independent in the 1960s and typically retained close economic and military connections with France.
France has long been a global centre of art, science, and philosophy. It hosts the world's fourth-largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and is the leading tourist destination, receiving around 83 million foreign visitors annually. France is a developed country with the world's seventh-largest economy by nominal GDP, and tenth-largest by purchasing power parity. In terms of aggregate household wealth, it ranks fourth in the world. France performs well in international rankings of education, health care, life expectancy, and human development. France is considered a great power in global affairs, being one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council with the power to veto and an official nuclear-weapon state. It is a leading member state of the European Union and the Eurozone, and a member of the Group of 7, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Trade Organization (WTO), and La Francophonie.
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France (French: [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (French: République française; French pronunciation: [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast, Switzerland and Italy to the east, and Andorra and Spain to the south. The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. The country's 18 integral regions (five of which are situated overseas) span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres (248,573 sq mi) and a total population of 67.3 million (as of October 2018). France, a sovereign state, is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major urban areas include Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille and Nice.
During the Iron Age, what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls, a Celtic people. Rome annexed the area in 51 BC, holding it until the arrival of Germanic Franks in 476, who formed the Kingdom of France. France emerged as a major European power in the Late Middle Ages following its victory in the Hundred Years' War (1337 to 1453). During the Renaissance, French culture flourished and a global colonial empire was established, which by the 20th century would become the second largest in the world. The 16th century was dominated by religious civil wars between Catholics and Protestants (Huguenots). France became Europe's dominant cultural, political, and military power in the 17th century under Louis XIV. In the late 18th century, the French Revolution overthrew the absolute monarchy, established one of modern history's earliest republics, and saw the drafting of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, which expresses the nation's ideals to this day.
In the 19th century, Napoleon took power and established the First French Empire. His subsequent Napoleonic Wars shaped the course of continental Europe. Following the collapse of the Empire, France endured a tumultuous succession of governments culminating with the establishment of the French Third Republic in 1870. France was a major participant in World War I, from which it emerged victorious, and was one of the Allies in World War II, but came under occupation by the Axis powers in 1940. Following liberation in 1944, a Fourth Republic was established and later dissolved in the course of the Algerian War. The Fifth Republic, led by Charles de Gaulle, was formed in 1958 and remains today. Algeria and nearly all the other colonies became independent in the 1960s and typically retained close economic and military connections with France.
France has long been a global centre of art, science, and philosophy. It hosts the world's fourth-largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and is the leading tourist destination, receiving around 83 million foreign visitors annually. France is a developed country with the world's seventh-largest economy by nominal GDP, and tenth-largest by purchasing power parity. In terms of aggregate household wealth, it ranks fourth in the world. France performs well in international rankings of education, health care, life expectancy, and human development. France is considered a great power in global affairs, being one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council with the power to veto and an official nuclear-weapon state. It is a leading member state of the European Union and the Eurozone, and a member of the Group of 7, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Wo ...
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Paris (French pronunciation: [paʁi] ( listen)) is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of 105 square kilometres (41 square miles) and a population of 2,206,488. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts.
The City of Paris is the center and seat of government of the Ile-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated official 2018 population of 12,246,234 persons, or 18.2 percent of the population of France. The Paris Region had a GDP of €681 billion (US$850 billion) in 2016, accounting for 31 per cent of the GDP of France. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey in 2018, Paris was the second-most expensive city in the world, behind Singapore and ahead of Zurich, Hong Kong, Oslo and Geneva.The city is a major rail, highway, and air-transport hub served by two international airports: Paris-Charles de Gaulle (the second busiest airport in Europe after London Heathrow Airport with 69.5 million passengers in 2017) and Paris-Orly. Opened in 1900, the city's subway system, the Paris Métro, serves 5.23 million passengers daily, and is the second busiest metro system in Europe after Moscow Metro. Paris's Gare du Nord is one of the ten busiest railway stations in the world, with 262 million passengers in 2015.Paris is especially known for its museums and architectural landmarks: the Louvre was the most visited art museum in the world in 2017, with 8.1 million visitors. The Musée d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie are noted for their collections of French Impressionist art, and the Pompidou Centre Musée National d'Art Moderne has the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. The historical district along the Seine in the city centre is classified as a UNESCO Heritage Site. Popular landmarks in the centre of the city include the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris and the Gothic royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, both on the Île de la Cité; the Eiffel Tower, constructed for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889; the Grand Palais and Petit Palais, built for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900; the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées, and the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur on the hill of Montmartre. Paris received 23 million visitors in 2017, measured by hotel stays, with the largest numbers of foreign visitors coming from the United States, the UK, Germany and China. It was ranked as the third most visited travel destination in the world in 2017, after Bangkok and London.The football club Paris Saint-Germain and the rugby union club Stade Français are based in Paris. The 80,000-seat Stade de France, built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, is located just north of Paris in the neighbouring commune of Saint-Denis. Paris hosts the annual French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament on the red clay of Roland Garros. Paris hosted the Olympic Games in 1900, 1924 and will host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The 1938 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and the 1960, 1984, and 2016 UEFA European Championships were also held in the city and, every July, the Tour de France bicycle race finishes there.