lyon must-see
Aug 16, 2025
Karl van Es

MUST-SEE: LYON

Check out Lyon's must-see buildings below:

Parc Olympique Lyonnais

Architect: Populous Built: 2016 Type: Sports Stadium Address: 10 Avenue Simone Veil, 69150 Décines-Charpieu, France Open to the Public: Yes Website: parc-ol.com

Euronews Headquarters

Architect: Jakob + MacFarlane Built: 2015 Type: Office Renovation Address: 56 Quai Rambaud, 69002 Lyon, France Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Open 24 hours, 7 days a week Website: www.euronews.com/

Sainte Marie de La Tourette

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Architect: Le Corbusier Built: 1960 Type: Priory Address: Route de la Tourette, 69210 Éveux, France Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Sunday: 2:00pm - 2:45pm Website: www.couventdelatourette.fr/

Musée des Confluences

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Architect: Coop Himmelb(l)au Built: 2013 Type: Natural History Museum Address: 86 Quai Perrache, 69002 Lyon, France Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Tuseday - Sunday: 11:00am - 7:00pm (Open until 10:00pm on Thursday) Cost: €9.00 Website: www.museedesconfluences.fr/

Le Monolithe

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Architect: MVRDV Built: 2010 Type: Housing Address: 8 Rue Denuzière, 69002 Lyon, France Open to the Public: Yes

The Orange Cube (Groupe Cardinal)

Architect: Jakob + MacFarlane Built: 2011 Type: Exhibition Space Address: 42 Quai Rambaud, 69002 Lyon, France Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00am - 6:30pm Open to the Public: Yes

ÎLOT A3

Architect: Herzog & de Meuron Built: 2018 Type: Apartment Address: Quartier du Marché Open to the Public: Yes [mappress mapid="43"]