Metallic tower of Fourvière, Television tower in Fourvière district, Lyon, France

The Metallic Tower of Fourvière is a 101 m steel lattice tower on Fourvière hill in Lyon's 5th arrondissement, next to the Notre-Dame de Fourvière basilica. Its 210 tonnes of steel rest on 7,200 tonnes of masonry at 291 m altitude, and 2,100 metal frames form a tapering open framework resembling the Eiffel Tower's third level. Near the top, a wider cage-like section holds several circular dish antennas, with a larger dish mounted lower on the front face.

Construction began after statutes were drafted on 13 April 1892, on land conceded by restaurateur Pierre Gay, at a cost of 300,000 gold francs, and the tower opened to the public on 3 May 1894 during Lyon's universal, international and colonial exhibition. A hydraulic Roux-Combaluzier lift carried 22 people for one franc to an observatory 80 m up. The RTF bought the tower on 1 November 1953, and in 1963 it became a relay antenna, closed to the public.

Locals nickname the tower «Le Picon», after the aperitif brand, though the sources record no link to its paint. On 8 December its lantern was lit for the traditional Festival of Lights honouring Notre-Dame de Fourvière. Since 1963 it has carried television, radio and mobile transmitters and is closed to visitors.

The structure is not open to the public and is operated by the telecommunications company TDF. From ground level the tower can be observed from several spots on the Fourvière hill, especially near the basilica.

Despite widespread belief, the structure has no connection to Gustave Eiffel or his engineering offices. The design actually came from a different team of architects inspired by Parisian iron architecture.