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Building mural in Lyon, France
Last edited Wed Nov 1, 2017, 09:20 PM - Edit history (1)
My vinyl siding now seems rather pathetic. 
Evolution of mural (halfway down the page):
http://calamonique.com/le-nouveau-mur-des-canuts-a-lyon/
From https://minhzie.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/the-three-coolest-murals-in-lyon/ :
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3. Le Mur des Canuts, in the Croix Rousse, is a celebration of the silk workers of Lyon’s past. Every decade, it is altered to show the changes made to the district. In 1987, and subsequently in 1997, a huge tromphe d’oeil was painted to mirror the Croix Rousse district, its architecture, its traditions, and of course, the canuts (silk workers) of the past. It is located at the corner of the Boulevard des Canuts and the rue Denfert-Rochereau.
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3. Le Mur des Canuts, in the Croix Rousse, is a celebration of the silk workers of Lyon’s past. Every decade, it is altered to show the changes made to the district. In 1987, and subsequently in 1997, a huge tromphe d’oeil was painted to mirror the Croix Rousse district, its architecture, its traditions, and of course, the canuts (silk workers) of the past. It is located at the corner of the Boulevard des Canuts and the rue Denfert-Rochereau.
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La Fresque de la Bibliothèque de la Cite when we were walking along the river and one of the river view through the book aisles.
