Church of Saint-Paul
The church of Saint-Paul, located on the right bank of the Saône, at the foot of Fourvière hill, is one of the three oldest churches in Lyon currently preserved. The district, very close to the cathedral, was for a long time a very important commercial and financial centre. When you discover it, it appears just below the Fourvière basilica. Seven of its altars were dedicated to the Virgin.
About this building
Different construction periods from the 12th to the 19th century. Side chapels built from the 15th to the 17th century. In the 18th century, the apse is lengthened. The building, in very poor condition at the end of the 18th century, underwent a great campaign of restoration work during the 19th century by three generations of architects Benoit: western facade, capitals of the nave, paintings by Borel ...
