Things to see in Lille
Lille is a city in France, with an urban population of about 1 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 6 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille Art
The Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (Lille Palace of Fine Arts) is a municipal museum dedicated to fine arts, modern art, and antiquities located in Lille.
2Lille Cathedral Place of worship
Lille Cathedral, the Basilica of Notre Dame de la Treille, is a Roman Catholic church and basilica in Lille, France, and the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Lille.
3LaM (Lille Métropole musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut) Art
The Lille Métropole Museum of Modern, Contemporary and Outsider Art (LaM), formerly known as Villeneuve d'Ascq Museum of Modern Art, is an art museum in Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
4Château de Flers Art
The Château de Flers is a château located in Villeneuve d'Ascq, in the Nord department of France. It hosts the Château de Flers museum and the tourism office of Villeneuve d'Ascq city.
5Braderie de Lille Shopping
The Lille Braderie is a braderie, or annual street market/flea market, that takes place on the weekend of the first Sunday of September in Lille, France, in the northern Hauts-de-France region.
6Saint-Maurice church Place of worship
The Église Saint-Maurice is a church on Rue Pierre-Mauroy, in the historic centre of Lille, northern France. Its construction began at the end of the 14th century and completed at the end of the 19th century, and it was extended over more than four centuries.
7Synagogue de Lille Place of worship
Lille Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 5, rue Auguste Angellier, in Lille, in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
8Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Lille Museum
The Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Lille, or Lille Natural History Museum, was founded in 1822. It houses zoological and geological collections.
9Old Stock Exchange Shopping
The Vieille Bourse (Old Stock Exchange) in Lille is the former building of the Lille Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It is located between the Place du Général-de-Gaulle and the Place du Théâtre and is considered to be one of the landmarks of the city centre.
10Saint-Étienne, Lille Place of worship
The Church of Saint-Étienne is a Roman Catholic church located on the Rue de l'Hôpital Militaire in Lille, France. It has been classed as a monument historique since 1987 and is dedicated to Saint Stephen.
11place du Général-de-Gaulle Neighbourhood
The Place du Général-de-Gaulle is an urban public space situated in the commune of Lille, Hauts-de-France region. It is the town's historic main square.
12Paris Gate History
The Porte de Paris, or Porte des Malades, is a city gate part of the Lille fortifications, partially built at the end of the 17th century as a triumphal arch to celebrate the victories of Louis XIV. Completed at the end of the 19th century, it was classified as a monument historique in 1875.
13Birthplace of Charles de Gaulle Museum
The Birthplace of Charles de Gaulle is a museum in Lille, in the Hauts-de-France, France, which had been Charles de Gaulle's maternal grandparents' house where he was born in 1890.
14Hospice Comtesse Museum
The Hospice Comtesse or Hospice Notre-Dame is a 17th-century hospice on Rue de la Monnaie in the Old Town area of Lille, France, first built in 1236 by Joan, Countess of Flanders.
15Column of the Goddess History
The Column of the Goddess is the popular name given by the citizens of Lille, France, to the Memorial of the Siege of 1792. The memorial stands in the center of the city's Grand' Place (central square), and has been surrounded by a fountain since around 1990.
16Zénith de Lille Arts & culture
The Zénith de Lille (originally Zénith Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Lille, France. Its ability to seat up to 7,000 people makes it one of the largest venues in Lille.
17Château du Sart History
The Château du Sart is a château in the Sart-Babylone quarter of Villeneuve d'Ascq, the Nord department of France.
18Jardin des Plantes de Lille Park
The jardin des plantes de Lille (11 hectares) is a municipal botanical garden located on the rue du Jardin des plantes, Lille, Nord, France.
19Parc Matisse Park
The Parc Henri Matisse is a public park and gardens in the Euralille district of Lille, adjacent to Lille-Europe station.
20Chapelle du collège Saint-Paul de Lille Place of worship
The Saint-Joseph Chapel was a historic church on the grounds of Saint-Paul College in Lille, France. It was built in 1887, and was demolished in February 2021 to build a new campus.
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