Monuments and museums in Lyon, Rhône

Gerland's district

This district of Lyon, near Tony Garnier’s hall, endured numerous changes during the years, today biotechnologies and new technologies are in its centre ...

Tony Garnier's hall

Tony Garnier’s Hall is a masterpiece of iron architecture. It is one of the last fragments of the “industrial city” that the architect had imagined. Today, ...

Bloc of the Golden Head

This residential bloc owes its name to a legend according to which a golden head of Christ would have been buried in the area. It holds the widest urban ...

The painted walls of Lyon

In the beginning of the eighties, young artists formed a group in order to give more life and colour to the walls. They created two associations: “cité ...