Famous People from Lyon wall painting
This mural (covering 800m²) represents 2000 years of history with 25 historical Lyonnais figures and 6 contemporary. It was created by the Cité de la Création in 1994/1995.
It represents:
The part adjoining St Vincent’s Quay (200m2):
- Level 3 : the Emperor Claude.
- Level 2: Pierre Puvis de Chavanne & Giovanni Verrazano.
- Level 1: Joseph-Marie Jacquard & Philippe de Lassalle.
- Level 0 : Bertrand Tavernier
The part adjoining Rue Martinière (600m2):
- Level 4 : St-Irénée, Ste-Blandine.
- Level 3 : Louise Labé, Maurice Scève, Juliette Récamier, Claude Bourgelat, Pauline Jaricot & Claudine Thévenet.
- Level 2 : Général-Major Martin & Jean-Baptiste Say, André-Marie Ampère, Laurent Mourguet & Guignol, le Petit Prince et Antoine de St-Exupéry,
- Level 1 : Antoine de Jussieu & Marcel Mérieux & Claude Bernard, Edouard Herriot & Tony Garnier, Auguste and Louis Lumière.
- Level 0 : Bernard Pivot, Bernard Lacombe, Paul Bocuse, Frédéric Dard.
