"Moscow-Lyon" a Lyon Travel Page by Kuznetsov_Sergey

Lyons is the city with rich history, there is a plenty of different sights.
The Saint Martin d’Ainay-abbey deserve the special attention. It was established in the X-th century. Also we can mention the Saint Jean Cathedral which construction occupied three centuries, the church Saint-Nizier updated recently which was built in the XV century on a place of more ancient church constructions. The building of a town hall dated on XVII century, is the witness of the heroic and tragical past. The Fourviere Basil was constructed in 1870. Being slightly inclined, it allows to examine the city from the hill.

There are a lot of museums in the city. The museum of the fine arts possesses rich assemblies of painting XIX and XX centuries, sculptures, art products and samples of art of the East. In this respect it is the second in France behind Louvre. The Museum of fabrics, the Museum of decorative art, the Museum of the Gallo-Roman civilization and the Museum of puppets are also interesting.
There is a building of the mayoralty in style of a baroque, the hotel Dier in the classical style. The district Croix Rousse is very interesting with its truncated streets, representing a labyrinth. In the XVII century the magnificent square Bellecour (former Royal square) was created, nowadays it is one of the main sights of Lyons. The town hall of Lyons constructed in XVIII century, is considered one of the most beautiful in France.

There are a lot of museums in the city. The museum of the fine arts possesses rich assemblies of painting XIX and XX centuries, sculptures, art products and samples of art of the East. In this respect it is the second in France behind Louvre. The Museum of fabrics, the Museum of decorative art, the Museum of the Gallo-Roman civilization and the Museum of puppets are also interesting.