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Odeon of Lyon Odéon de Lyon

Odeon of Lyon Odéon de Lyon

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Odeon of Lyon Odéon de Lyon

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Location: Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

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1. Saint-Jean Cathedral – Notre-Dame Basilica loop from Lyon Part-Dieu

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2. Basilica of Fourvière – Théâtre antique de Lugdunum loop from Debourg

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3. Basilica of Fourvière – Théâtre antique de Lugdunum loop from Ampère - Victor Hugo

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vanbaum

August 25, 2025

The Odeon of Lyon (French: Odéon antique de Lyon) is a small ancient Roman theater (edeodon) near the summit of the Fourvière Mountains in Lyon, France. It forms a pair with the ancient Theater of Fourvière, one of only two such pairs in Gaul (the other is in Vienne). Along with other buildings in Lyon, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998, preserving Lyon's long history as a powerful city and its unique architecture.

The ruins could still be seen in the 16th century and were mistakenly thought to be the amphitheater where the persecution of Lyon took place in 177.

The Odeon was built in the early to mid-2nd century. [...] It has a diameter of 73 m (80 yd) and a capacity of 3,000 seats, justifying its classification as an Odeon, [...]

Source and further information: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odeon_of_Lyon

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1. Saint-Jean Cathedral – Notre-Dame Basilica loop from Lyon Part-Dieu

2. Basilica of Fourvière – Théâtre antique de Lugdunum loop from Debourg

3. Basilica of Fourvière – Théâtre antique de Lugdunum loop from Ampère - Victor Hugo

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