Musée des Arts Décoratifs

Lyon


This well-organised museum displays 18th-century furniture, tapestries, wallpaper, ceramics and silver. Ticket includes admission to the adjoining Musée des Tissus, which showcases extraordinary Lyonnais and international silks.


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1. Musée des Tissus

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Extraordinary Lyonnais and international silks are showcased here. Ticket includes admission to the adjoining Musée des Arts Décoratifs, which displays…

2. Place Bellecour

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One of Europe’s largest public squares, gravel-strewn place Bellecour was laid out in the 17th century. In the centre is an equestrian statue of Louis XIV.

4. Cathédrale St-Jean-Baptiste

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Lyon's partly Romanesque cathedral was built between the late 11th and early 16th centuries. The portals of its Flamboyant Gothic facade, completed in…

5. Mur du Cinéma

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Lyon's cinematic story is told in still-image form here in one of the city's many murals.

6. Palais de Justice

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Facing the river in old Lyon, the grandiose neo-classical Palais de Justice is well worth a gander.

7. Musée Miniature et Cinéma

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This maze-like museum on tourist-busy rue St-Jean provides an unusual insight into the making of movie sets and special effects achieved with the use of…

8. Théâtre Romain

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Lyon's Roman theatre, built around 15 BC and enlarged in AD 120, sat an audience of 10,000. Romans held poetry readings and musical recitals in the…