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LYON-1 The Murals of Lyon //www.en.lyon-france.com/Discover-Lyon/Architecture-Monuments/The-Murals Along with Berlin, Lyon is the European capital of mural paintings, and is one of the top five cities in the world in terms of the amount of murals. Around a hundred frescoes decorate the walls of Lyon, throughout the entire city, including the most working class neighbourhoods. In Lyon, you can admire frescoes painted on the walls of council flats, which is something you wont see everywhere! A city that is renowned in France and worldwide for its gastronomy and its Fête des Lumières, Lyon also is well known for having over 150 painted murals around the city. La Fresque des Lyonnais, close to the Saône River, is probably Lyons most famous painted wall. If you approach from the Vieux Lyon side of the Saone, located at the corner of 2 rue de la Martinière and 49 quai Saint Vincent by the Saône River, the building looks like a normal building,but two of its faces are covered in paint!    La Fresque de laBbibliothèque de la Cite, found right the corner of quai de la Pecherie and rue de la Platière, is a 400 sq. meter. mural of ~500 literary references of authors all born in the Rhône-Alps area, just across the street from the famous book market of Lyon.    Le Mur des Canuts, in the Croix Rousse, is a celebration of the silk workers of Lyons past. Every decade, it is altered to show the changes made to the district. It is located at the corner of the Boulevard des Canuts and the rue Denfert-Rochereau.     René Nardone Glacier, Lyon 3, place Ennemond-Fousseret , Vieux Lyon //www.glaciernardone.com/    
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