Église Saint-Georges
The Saint George Sanctuary is a neo-Gothic church founded in 1844-1845. The building was built on the site of an old church of the 6th century.
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Great Synagogue in Lyon
The Great Synagogue in Lyon is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1864 by architect Abraham Hirsch. This Neo-Romanesque stone building still serves as a synagogue.
Basilica of Saint-Martin d'Ainay
The basilica of Saint-Martin d'Ainay is an old abbey church of Romanesque style built in the 12th century. The basilica is classified as a historical monument since 1840.
Collegiate Church of Saint-Just
The current church of "Saint-Just" or "Saint-Just and the Macchabées", replaces the one that was ravaged by the Protestants in 1562 and which was located on the site of the current archaeological garden of Saint-Just, rue des Macchabées. Its stained glass collection is a beautiful representation of the art of stained glass in Lyon, from the 19th century with the works of Lesourd, Brun-Bastenaire, Gentelet and Godart, Barrelon and Veyrat, Dufêtre, and those of the beginning of the 20th century by the Atelier Nicod.
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