After the tour was over we took the funicular up to see the Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière.  During the Franco-Prussian War, the local bishop promised to build a church if the city were spared.  It was, and he did.

After the tour was over we took the funicular up to see the Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière. During the Franco-Prussian War, the local bishop promised to build a church if the city were spared. It was, and he did.
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