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The long classical façade and dome of the Grand Hôtel-Dieu along the Rhône in Lyon.
Free entry

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Grand Hôtel-Dieu

The Grand Hôtel-Dieu is Lyon's former main hospital on the bank of the Rhône, founded in the 12th century, where François Rabelais was a physician in the 1530s. Its long riverside façade and dome were built to plans by Jacques-Germain Soufflot from 1741. After the hospital closed in 2010, the building reopened in 2019 with public courtyards, shops, restaurants and a hotel.

When to go

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Mon07:30–01:00
Tue07:30–01:00
Wed07:30–01:00
Thu07:30–01:00
Fri07:30–01:00
Sat07:30–01:00
Sun07:30–01:00

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