Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
| Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière | |
|---|---|
| Basilica of Our Lady of Fourvière | |
Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière | |
View of the basilica from the Vieux Lyon | |
| 45°45′45″N 4°49′21″E / 45.76250°N 4.82250°E | |
| Location | 8 Place de Fourvière, Lyon |
| Country | France |
| Language(s) | French |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Tradition | Roman Rite |
| Website | fourviere |
| History | |
| Status | Minor basilica |
| Dedication | Mary, mother of Jesus (as Our Lady of Fourvière) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Pierre Bossan Louis Sainte-Marie Perrin |
| Style | Romanesque Revival, Gothic Revival, Neo-Byzantine |
| Groundbreaking | 1872 |
| Completed | 1884 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 86 m (282 ft) |
| Width | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Number of domes | 3 |
| Number of towers | 4 |
| Tower height | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Materials | white marble, blue marble, pink granite, green onyx |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Lyon |
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière (French: Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière) is a minor basilica in Lyon, France. It was built with private funds between 1872 and 1896 in a dominant position overlooking the city. The site it occupies was once the Roman forum of Trajan, the forum vetus (old forum), thus its name (as an inverted corruption of the French Vieux-Forum).