Basilica de Notre Dame de Fourvière
Basilica de Notre Dame de Fourvière

Tower and pinnacle

Pierre Bossan

1872-1970

Basilica de Notre Dame de Fourvière

Lyon, France

The four identical towers have led the citizens of Lyon to refer to the church as the Elephant [i.e. on its back].

Other views of the basilica and its sculpture

  • Three-quarter view front
  • Statue of Mary on top of Campanile
  • Interior (nave)
  • View from beaneath
  • Samson killing the lion
  • Susanna and the Elders
  • Angel at the side of one of main doors
  • The Daughter of Jeptha

    • Photograph 2009 by George P. Landow

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