UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon is a protected area in Lyon, France, recognized for its exceptionally well-preserved urban fabric that illustrates the city’s continuous development from Roman times through the Renaissance and the industrial era.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon Context triple: [La Croix-Rousse, partOf, UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon]
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UNESCO World Heritage Site “Strasbourg – Grande île”
The UNESCO World Heritage Site “Strasbourg – Grande île” is the historic center of Strasbourg, France, renowned for its medieval urban fabric, half-timbered houses, and outstanding Gothic architecture.
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B.
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d’Alliance)
The UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d’Alliance) is a celebrated ensemble of 18th-century urban squares in Nancy, France, renowned for their harmonious classical architecture and urban planning.
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C.
UNESCO World Heritage Site Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
The UNESCO World Heritage Site "Residences of the Royal House of Savoy" is a group of grand palaces and estates in and around Turin, Italy, that served as the historic seats and ceremonial residences of the Savoy dynasty.
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D.
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin)
The UNESCO World Heritage Site (Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin) is a former coal-mining region in northern France recognized for its extensive industrial landscapes, workers’ settlements, and testimony to the country’s mining history and social heritage.
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World Heritage Sites in France
World Heritage Sites in France are culturally or naturally significant locations across the country that have been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List for their outstanding universal value.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon Target entity description: The UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon is a protected area in Lyon, France, recognized for its exceptionally well-preserved urban fabric that illustrates the city’s continuous development from Roman times through the Renaissance and the industrial era.
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A.
UNESCO World Heritage Site “Strasbourg – Grande île”
The UNESCO World Heritage Site “Strasbourg – Grande île” is the historic center of Strasbourg, France, renowned for its medieval urban fabric, half-timbered houses, and outstanding Gothic architecture.
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d’Alliance)
The UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d’Alliance) is a celebrated ensemble of 18th-century urban squares in Nancy, France, renowned for their harmonious classical architecture and urban planning.
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C.
UNESCO World Heritage Site Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
The UNESCO World Heritage Site "Residences of the Royal House of Savoy" is a group of grand palaces and estates in and around Turin, Italy, that served as the historic seats and ceremonial residences of the Savoy dynasty.
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin)
The UNESCO World Heritage Site (Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin) is a former coal-mining region in northern France recognized for its extensive industrial landscapes, workers’ settlements, and testimony to the country’s mining history and social heritage.
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World Heritage Sites in France
World Heritage Sites in France are culturally or naturally significant locations across the country that have been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List for their outstanding universal value.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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cultural heritage site ⓘ historic district ⓘ |
| area | 427 hectares ⓘ |
| bufferZoneArea | 323 hectares ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateInscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageList | 1998 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Lyon
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surface form:
City of Lyon
French Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
commercial buildings
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religious buildings ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
19th-century workers’ housing on Croix-Rousse slopes
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Vieux Lyon ⓘ
surface form:
Renaissance quarter of Vieux Lyon
Roman archaeological remains on Fourvière ⓘ Haussmannian architecture ⓘ
surface form:
classical and Haussmannian Presqu’île
|
| hasSignificantPeriod |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ Roman era ⓘ industrial era ⓘ |
| hasUrbanMorphology | multi-period urban fabric ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageProtectionStatus | protected area ⓘ |
| includes |
Fourvière Hill
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surface form:
Fourvière hill
Presqu’île ⓘ Vieux Lyon ⓘ La Croix-Rousse ⓘ
surface form:
slopes of Croix-Rousse
|
| inscriptionReason |
illustrates continuity of city’s development and economic activities
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outstanding example of urban settlement over more than two millennia ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lyon ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lyon metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolis of Lyon
|
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Rhône River
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surface form:
Rhône
Saône River ⓘ
surface form:
Saône
|
| notableFor |
Renaissance architecture
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continuity of urban development from Roman times to the industrial era ⓘ exceptionally well-preserved urban fabric ⓘ silk industry heritage ⓘ traboules ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | historic city of Lyon ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
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(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 872 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon Description of subject: The UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon is a protected area in Lyon, France, recognized for its exceptionally well-preserved urban fabric that illustrates the city’s continuous development from Roman times through the Renaissance and the industrial era.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyons
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage core in Lyon
this entity surface form:
Historic Site of Lyon
this entity surface form:
Historic Site of Lyon
this entity surface form:
Historic Site of Lyon
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lyon
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon
→
partOf
→
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon
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this entity surface form:
Historic Site of Lyon
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon
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UNESCOWorldHeritageContext
→
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon
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this entity surface form:
Historic Site of Lyon
this entity surface form:
historic center of Lyon
Place des Terreaux
→
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf
→
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon
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this entity surface form:
Historic Site of Lyon
this entity surface form:
Historic site of Lyon
this entity surface form:
historic center of Lyon
this entity surface form:
historic centre of Lyon
subject surface form:
Hôtel de Ville area (Lyon)
this entity surface form:
historic center of Lyon
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage site Historic Site of Lyon
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage zone (as part of Historic Site of Lyon)
Ancient Theatre of Fourvière
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heritageDesignation
→
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon
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this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Historic Site of Lyon)
this entity surface form:
Historic Site of Lyon
this entity surface form:
Historic Site of Lyon
this entity surface form:
Historic Site of Lyon
Montée Nicolas de Lange (road and stairs)
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partOf
→
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon
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subject surface form:
Montée Nicolas de Lange
this entity surface form:
historic center of Lyon
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of Historic Site of Lyon)
Croix-Rousse metro station
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isLocatedInHistoricArea
→
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon
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this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage-listed site of Lyon