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Nov 11, 2021 · In 1986, CitéCréation chose the previously thriving neighborhood as the site of another mural—its first trompe l’œil, an artistic technique which was typically seen only in art galleries.
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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 ...
Mar 30, 2024 · 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.
- Some of The Most Spectacular Frescoes of Lyon
- Best Murals in Old Lyon, Croix-Rousse and Sundry Central Locations
- Les Murs de Gerland
- Quartier Des Etats-Unis
- A Few More Famous Lyon Murals
- How Did Lyon Become The Capital of Murals in France and Beyond?
- Before You Go...
To locate the most famous art murals, see the top murals of Lyon on the map below. Just click the map (the numbers on the map correspond to the descriptions further down).
La Sarra
8 rue Pauline Jaricot, Lyon 5 It's hard to believe this was once a pale, non-descript wall of the Cité La Sarra, government housing that is part of the middle-class neighbourhood in Lyon's 5th arrondissement, not far from the city's Roman ruins. Today, this example of Lyon street art is the world's largest architectural trompe l'oeil, an art form that tricks you into thinking that what you're seeing is real — like those colourful awnings and balconies. The formerly pale, cookie-cutter buildin...
Cour des Loges
Place Ennemond Fousseret, Lyon 5 This large wall depicts an intriguing scaffolding, which is being used to change sets in a theater during a play — except it's not. But it is so well done you'd be forgiven for thinking it was real. The wall now belongs to a hotel of the same name.
Mur des Écrivains aka Bibliothèque de la Cité
Corner of rue de la Platière and quai de la Pêcherie, Lyon 1 This spectacular mural, the Wall of Writers, represents the works of some 300 local writers, many of them familiar to me — I just didn't know they were from Lyon. Many of them are national cultural icons, like Frédéric Dard, author of the gumshoe San Antonio series. Others are internationally famous, like Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who wrote The Little Prince.
The following four famous mural paintings are part of the walls of Gerland, part of Lyon's 7th arrondissement, or district.
This group of frescoes is interesting not only because of their quality but because they highlight the typical approach to these urban murals — consultation with local communities. These are produced on low-rent housing estates, known as HLM, or Habitations à Loyer Modéré.
Fresque Végétale Lumière (5), Rue de l'Annonciade, Lyon 1. This intriguing fresco or modern wall painting is different from most: it combines several mural paintings with vertical vegetation, large...
Lyon may be known around the world as the capital of gastronomy, but it now wears a second capital city hat: the capital of murals. Frescoes as an art form have been around as long as we humans — think prehistoric cave paintings, in which our ancestors decorated the walls of their rock dwellings or shelters. In a way, today's mural artists see them...
While you're visiting the sights of Lyon, please don't miss Fourvière Hill– this is where you'll find a stunning basilica, fabulous Roman ruins, and the best view of Lyon from above.
Trompe-l'œil (French for 'deceive the eye'; / t r ɒ m p ˈ l ɔɪ / tromp-LOY; French: [tʁɔ̃p lœj] ⓘ) is an artistic term for the highly realistic optical illusion of three-dimensional space and objects on a two-dimensional surface.
Oct 17, 2019 · Painted in the trompe-l’oeil style (trick the eye), “Le Mur des Canuts” is a gigantic mural depicting ordinary life in the La Croix-Rousse neighborhood of Lyon, France. Hyperrealistic in ...
