The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière in Lyon lists Pierre Bossan and Louis Sainte-Marie Perrin as architects in the infobox, while the text credits Louis Jean Perrin. It was built with private funds by the religious community, and no single client is named. The infobox gives 1872 to 1884. The text says 1872 to 1896 and notes the interior finishing was not completed until 1964.
The infobox lists Romanesque Revival, Gothic Revival and Neo-Byzantine styles, and the text describes Romanesque and Byzantine influences. It uses white and blue marble, pink granite and green onyx. The basilica is 282 feet (86 m) long and 115 feet (35 m) wide.
A stained-glass window depicting Marshal Pétain, installed during the Nazi occupation, was removed after the war. It is an active minor basilica with guided tours and a Museum of Sacred Art, and it draws about 2 million visitors yearly.
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