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Created by the Cité de la Création in 1987, this painted wall, which extends over a 1200 m² blind façade, is the largest in Europe. Updated for the fi ... More
Created by the Cité de la Création in 1987, this painted wall, which extends over a 1200 m² blind façade, is the largest in Europe. Updated for the first time in 1997, it regularly takes into account the transformations of the district. The inhabitants depicted on this façade are also aged. For example, a young man carrying his bicycle was depicted as a young father in 1997, with his little daughter. Renovated and updated in 2013, it shows a lively district, between history and modernity.
This evolving painted wall represents the Croix-Rousse district, the district of the "Canuts", workers working with silk in the 19th century. There are the typical buildings of the district with their high windows and 4m high ceilings intended to accommodate the looms. Several nods to Lyon's culture are also present, such as a small Guignol theater or the Vélo'v, Lyon's self-service bicycles.
A central staircase leads up the hill between the tall buildings of the district and gives the whole a striking impression of depth.
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