Lyon

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Image of Le Jardin de Nous Deux located in Lyon, France
Lyon, France

Le Jardin de Nous Deux

The fantastic architectural models of a French traveler

Before the age of digital photography, keeping travel memories wasn't as easy. There was film and souvenirs, but the traveler seeking more detail in his or her memories was forced to become more... »

Miniatures, Small Worlds and Model Towns, Outsider Architecture | Edited by serflac, A Facebook user and 2 others

Image of Astronomical Clock of Lyon located in Lyon, France | Dial of Astronomical Clock of Lyon.
Lyon, France

Astronomical Clock of Lyon

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time

At the turning of an hourglass in an angel's hand, a rooster crows three times and eerie bell music rings through the Cathédrale Saint-Jean in Lyon. The mechanical spectacle comes from an... »

Astounding Timepieces | Edited by allison

Image of Traboules Secret Passages located in Lyon, France | Traboule staircase
Lyon, France

Traboules Secret Passages

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon

Between courtyards and through buildings, secret alleyways and staircases once provided safe and efficient passage for silk workers to get their wares to and from market unmarred. Now partially... »

Architectural Oddities | Edited by Annetta