Fresque des Lyonnais
A giant trompe-l'oeil mural on a building beside the Saône, showing 30 figures from Lyon's history leaning out of windows.
The Fresque des Lyonnais was completed in 1995. Covering about 800 square meters, it turns the outer wall of a six-story building into a facade full of windows and balconies, populated by 24 historical figures and 6 contemporary ones, including the Lumière brothers, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince, celebrity chef Paul Bocuse, Roman emperor Claudius and Joseph Marie Jacquard, inventor of the loom. The ground floor also depicts a bookshop and a bakery. Free. Located on the right bank of the Saône beside the Saint-Vincent quay, about 8 minutes' walk from Place Bellecour.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Musée Gadagne
- Place des Terreaux & Hôtel de Ville
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
- Vieux Lyon
- Musée Miniature et Cinéma
- Church of Saint-Nizier
- Rue Mercière
- Lyon Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste)