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The Metropolis of Lyon ( French: Métropole de Lyon, French pronunciation: [metʁɔpɔl də ljɔ̃] ⓘ ), also known as Grand Lyon ( French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ ljɔ̃], "Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial collectivity located in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a directly elected metropolitan authority ...
The Canut revolts ( French: Révolte des canuts) is the collective name for the major revolts by Lyonnais silk workers ( French: canuts) which occurred in 1831, 1834 and 1848. They were among the first well-defined worker uprisings of the period known as the Industrial Revolution . The First Canut revolt in 1831 was provoked by a bad economy ...
Foire de Lyon. Booth of the Niderviller group at the Lyon Fair, 1948. The Foire de Lyon ( Foire internationale de Lyon; or Lyon Fair) is a trade fair, traditionally held in March in Lyon, France. Begun as an initiative by Lyon mayor Édouard Herriot in 1916, the fair has been held in the Eurexpo convention center in Chassieu since 1985.
Parc de la Tête d'or. / 45.780; 4.854. The Parc de la Tête d'or (English: "Park of the Golden Head") is a large urban park in Lyon, France, with an area of approximately 117 hectares (290 acres). Located in the northern part of the 6th arrondissement, it features the Jardin botanique de Lyon, as well as a lake on which boating takes place ...
Website. ipl.fr. The Institut polytechnique de Lyon (IPL) is a research university system located in Lyon, France. It consists of four engineering schools : CPE Lyon, ECAM LaSalle, ISARA Lyon and ITECH Lyon . It has been created the 13th of January 1992 to initially respond to a request from the Rhône-Alpes region, to pool resources.
Lisa Robin Lyon (May 13, 1953 – September 8, 2023) was an American female bodybuilder and photo model who is regarded as one of female bodybuilding's pioneers. Biography [ edit ] Born in Los Angeles, California, on May 13, 1953, [1] Lyon studied art at the University of California at Los Angeles .
Lugdunum, formerly known as the Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière ( French: musée gallo-romain de Fourvière) or Museum of Roman Civilisation ( musée de la Civilisation romaine ), is a museum of Gallo-Roman civilisation in Lyon (Roman Lugdunum ). Previously presented at the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon and the Antiquarium, the municipal ...
