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Walk Lyon in 1500

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Step Into History · City walk

Lyon at the Fair, 1500

Lyon in 1500 is a dense, prosperous Renaissance entrepôt where four yearly international fairs and a rising printing trade bring merchants, books and bankers from across Europe. The walk moves from the Roman heights of Fourvière down through Vieux Lyon's narrow streets and traboules, across the busy Presqu'île of printers and loggias, and out toward the Guillotière fairs at the Rhône bridge.

35 scenes — 22 streets, squares and views, 13 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Lyon as it stood in 1500 (“History of Lyon”).

The route, scene by scene

  1. 1. Fourvière Hill Approach
  2. 2. Roman Theatre, Fourvière
  3. ↳ Odeon Stage Chamber · interior
  4. 3. Montée du Gourguillon
  5. ↳ Cooper's Workshop · interior
  6. 4. Porte Saint-Jean
  7. 5. Place Saint-Jean
  8. ↳ Cathedral Sacristy · interior
  9. 6. Cathédrale Saint-Jean
  10. ↳ Astronomical Clock Chamber · interior
  11. 7. Rue Saint-Jean
  12. 8. Tour Rose Traboule
  13. ↳ Traboule Court and Stair · interior
  14. 9. Rue du Bœuf
  15. ↳ Merchant's Courtyard · interior
  16. 10. Place Saint-Paul
  17. ↳ Wool Merchants' Hall · interior
  18. 11. Pont du Change
  19. ↳ Customs Toll Chamber · interior
  20. 12. Rue Mercière
  21. ↳ Printing Press Workshop · interior
  22. 13. Place du Change
  23. ↳ Moneychangers' Exchange Hall · interior
  24. 14. Florentine Bankers' Loggia
  25. ↳ Florentine Bankers' Counting House · interior
  26. 15. Quai de la Pêcherie
  27. ↳ Fishmongers' Covered Stalls · interior
  28. 16. Hôtel-Dieu Façade
  29. ↳ Hôtel-Dieu Infirmary Ward · interior
  30. 17. Via Mercatoria
  31. 18. Pont de la Guillotière
  32. 19. Porte de la Guillotière
  33. 20. Guillotière Fairground
  34. 21. Croix-Rousse Slopes
  35. 22. Confluence View, Presqu'île Tip