After the Coup of 18 Brumaire...
by eManWithG
After the Coup of 18 Brumaire (1799), Bonaparte's arrival in town gave another breath to Lyon. In 1805 the emperor decorated Joseph-Marie Jacquard (1752-1834), thereby encouraging the use of the weaving loom. At the same time, the use of steam engines encourages economic development (1832 the first railway line linked Lyon to Saint-Etienne).
However, political effervescence, due to work conflicts, gave rise to the revolt of the Canuts (silk workers) in 1831 and 1834. The Canut's motto was 'live by working, die by fighting'. A lot of blood was shed before these revolts were finally brought down. Under the Second Empire, large main roads (Republic President-Herriot Roads) were built in the district of Lyon center and the smartening up still continued on further and further. The revolts finally ceased around 1870. The Industrialists started to employ labour from rural regions, which boosted up the textile industry in the Mont du Lyonnais.
Whilst at Chamonix, you'll...
by paul002
Whilst at Chamonix, you'll certainly go up to the Mer de Glace - the glacier, and you'll propably vist the ice-cave.Iinside this man-made cave, hewn out of solid ice, you'll see ice sculptures of people, animals and furniture.
Budget food.
by Dizzyhead about McDonald.
Well, if you are in a hurry and need something to get in your stomache very fast and you dont care what you eat, then I recommend McDonalds for you in the center of Lyon. I just ate once here, because I was really hungry. Otherwise I would never put my foot at this place when I am in France and especially in Lyon. Because the French are very concerned about their cuisine and it shall only be the best parts of the animal and vegetables. Not any bad stuff here! A hamburger and a juice.
Cathédrale Saint-Jean
by alza
This Cathedral is also known as the Primatiale Saint-Jean, from the time when Lyon was the Capital of the Gauls and thus its archbishop was the Primat (the first in importance) in the Gauls. In Lyon, I stayed up in Fourvière and could see the Cathedral well, with its large squat towers. But for some reason, when I was near it, it seemed a bit cold and without the character of other famous cathedrals in France.
The style is high gothic but the whole remains ill-defined between Romanesque and Gothic and one can't help but wonder about the identity projected here. The interior seemed cold to me but I'm sorry now that I didn't take more time to discover it. I just saw photos of some fantastic 13th century stained glass windows in the Cathedral, on hquittner's page, and realise to my sadness that I didn't notice those wonders to their rightful value.
There's a monumental astronomical clock from the 16th century inside, really worth seeing.
Nearby, at the banks of the Saône, there are ruins excavated from a convent and two pre-Romanesque churches. Rather nostalgic.
Unfortunately, I hadn't opened my boxes of prints for years and when I did, to write this tip a few days ago, I confused the façade of the Église St-Nizier for that of the Primatiale Saint-Jean. So I'll remove St-Nizier from here and try to find time to build a tip on it soon.
Now let's hope I find a pic of the Primatiale Saint-Jean!
Place Bellecour and Louis XIV Statue
by hquittner
This is a large open space in the center of the Presqu'ile from which one can look across the Saone river to the Fourviere Hill. To the north but running north and south are rue de la Republique and rue du President-Herriot the shopping streets. To the southeast is the bell tower of the 17C former alms house.
Danae (Tintoretto)
Indian style Sarcophagus (2C AC)
Slightly Lower are Mary and John
L'horloge astronomique
