very impressive fresque of the famous people native of Lyon. It's fun and colorful. If you are an artist, check it out.
Improve This Listing
very impressive fresque of the famous people native of Lyon. It's fun and colorful. If you are an artist, check it out.
Well worth the trek to CroixRousse. The whole wall is a mural based on life in the area including silk weaving people.
One of the best "trompe-l'oeui" I have ever seen on a building/wall. Its size is also massive! Try to find the few "real" elements in this huge canvas!
This is a very interesting mural - actually, the latest of several. They've been updated over time, and there's a display of the previous versions. The artist actually aged the people in the earlier versions.
There didn't seem to be much else to see in this neighbourhood besides this, but glad we made the walk up the hill to see this remarkable piece of art. The scale is incredible and we sat on a bench in front of it for...More
You really have to look close to see what's real and what's painted in this neighborhood. The major mural is the most interesting. Each person in the mural is from Lyon and many of these people are known worldwide. The technique is fascinating.
This is even more amazing than the mur des lyonees. don't miss the small gallery on the left explaining the different phases of the painting
The mini tram stopped for photos. From a block away you would not know that this wasn't the "real thing." Definitely worth a visit
This a place for which at the beginning you are thinking if it's worth going to, when you are going up the hill you are thinking about it twice as much but when you arrive at the place you see that is something not to...More
Le Mur Des Canuts is an amazing trompe l'oeil, which covers a surface of 1,200m², it is hard to believe it is a flat surface, it is so life like. My husband wasn’t looking properly and approached the ATM to get money out. There is...More