France
The archiepiscopal palace of Lyon, or Palais Saint-Jean, is a building of medieval origin in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon. The residence of the bishops and archbishops of Lyon for many centuries, it has undergone numerous alterations. Confiscated during the Revolution, it was used from 1974 to house the municipal archives of Lyon. The building, which stands close to the primatial church of Saint-Jean, has been listed as a historic monument since 17 April 1952.
Machine-translated from “Palais archiépiscopal de Lyon” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palais archiépiscopal de Lyon ranks #8,156 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #770 of the 793 mapped in France. 16 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lyon, 1 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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