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1. www.atlasobscura.com › articles › lyon-trompe-l-oeilLook What Happened When Lyon Got a Fresh Coat of Paint

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   Nov 11, 2021 · The trompe l’œil style of street art quickly became synonymous with Lyon, which is now home to 10 building-sized optical illusions and many other murals that incorporate the technique in parts.

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2. thisislyon.fr › things-to-do › historical-monumentsLa Fresque des Lyonnais: 30 Celebrities from Lyon Painted on ...

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   La Fresque des Lyonnais, or the Mural of Lyonnais, is a building mural covering the back and side of a bright yellow building on the Saône side of the 1st arrondissement. It is one of the most popular historical monuments for city tourists, depicting some of the many Lyonnais who made the city what it is. It consists of 24 historic and six ...

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3. www.amusingplanet.com › 2017 › 11Lyon, The City of Murals | Amusing Planet

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   Nov 8, 2017 · For the last four decades a group of muralists in the French city of Lyon has been transforming the city into a massive outdoor art gallery. Huge murals painted in the trompe l’oeil style cover walls all over Lyon depicting historical events or famous people or mundane moments of everyday life.

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4. streetartutopia.com › 2024/04/13 › wall-of-the-silkThe wall of a building in Lyon, France, before and after it ...

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   Apr 13, 2024 · In the heart of Lyon, France, adorning the façade of a building, stands the magnificent Wall of the Silk Weavers. This enormous mural, painted in the trompe-l’oeil style, mesmerizes viewers with its hyperrealistic imagery and intricate details, offering a captivating glimpse into the everyday life of the La Croix-Rousse neighborhood.

5. traveltolyon.com › le-mur-des-canuts-lyon-muralLe Mur des Canuts: You'll Love this Fabulous Lyon Mural

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   May 22, 2024 · Le Mur des Canuts: The Big Picture. The Mur des Canuts is one of the largest trompe-l’oeil murals in the world, measuring a whopping 1200 m² in area. And it’s one of the most beautiful places to see in Lyon! To really appreciate this fresco, you’ll need to take your time.

6. en.visiterlyon.com › discover › lyon-the-way-youFrescos and murals: a must-see in Lyon! - Lyon Tourist Office

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   Feb 7, 2024 · Don’t miss the must-see sites in Croix Rousse and on the Presqu’île. A gentle walk takes you through the Croix-Rousse district, the slopes of the hill and part of the Presqu'île district, ending in Vieux-Lyon (Old Lyon). It includes five murals and trompe l'œil. ©.

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   What is trompe L'il art?

   • The artists used a layering technique, painting the background first and building on the foreground using light and shadows to create the realistic effect. The trompe l’œil style of street art quickly became synonymous with Lyon, which is now home to 10 building-sized optical illusions and many other murals that incorporate the technique in parts.

   Look What Happened When Lyon Got a Fresh Coat of Paint

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   What is a famous trompe l'oeil?

   • Another famous trompe l’oeil is La Fresque des Lyonnais, a mural of some 30 of Lyon’s famous figures from both past and present, including the Roman emperor Claudius, the pioneer filmmaking Lumière brothers, silk weaver and inventor of the Jacquard loom Joseph-Marie Jacquard, author and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and others.

   Lyon, The City of Murals | Amusing Planet

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   Where to see famous people in Lyon?

   • 2) La Fresque des Lyonnais (the Mural of the Lyonnais), which shows famous people from Lyon’s history. Try to spot the Lumière Brothers, Paul Bocuse (Lyon’s most famous chef), and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (famous aviator and author of Le Petit Prince).

   Le Mur des Canuts: You'll Love this Fabulous Lyon Mural

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   What is Lyon known for?

   • “Wall of the Canuts” in Lyon. Photo credit: thierry llansades/Flickr When they started, according to CitéCréation’s Halim Bensaïd, an internationally acclaimed mural artist, Lyon was a fairly dark city. “It was known only for Paul Bocuse and the traffic congestion in the Fourvière tunnel. It was industrial, polluted and sad.”

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8. thegrandmalogbook.blogspot.com › 2016 › 12LE TROMPE-L'OEIL: ART FROM POMPEII TO LYON

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   Dec 1, 2016 · LE TROMPE-L'OEIL: ART FROM POMPEII TO LYON. Claire Fontaine in Lyon. Today, Claire Fontaine wants to talk about an interesting contemporanean art that has its roots in the Roman murals of Pompeii and it's present nowadays: Trompe-l'oeil. Lyon is the best example of trompe-l'œil in France.