Experts' Choice Award
Cathedrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon
5 expert reviews
“With ongoing renovations until 2017, this majestic Gothic cathedral remains only partly open to the public.”
– Frommer's
Lonely Planet
"Lyon's partly Romanesque cathedral was built between the late 11th and early 16th centuries."
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The highlight is the astronomical clock in the north transept.
Fodor's
"Solid and determined—having withstood the sieges of time, revolution, and war."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Make sure to seek out the bishops throne, the 13C stained glass windows, the astrological clock with its automatons and the Flamboyant finery of the chapel of the Bourbons."
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Independent
"There’s been a church on the site of Cathédrale Sainte-Jean-Baptiste in Vieux Lyon ever since the 6th century, but the ornately carved cathedral there today was completed in 1476."
City guides
January 13, 2022
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Look out for various bug-eyed gargoyles watching from the eaves (free entry).
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