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fête des lumiêres dimanche
As I mentioned a few days ago regarding this fête, Lyon has been inundated with 4 million visitors over the past four days for the Fête des Lumiêres, an event that dates from 1643 when Lyonaisse believe they were spared from the plague by the Virgin Mary. The commemoration started with single candles placed in each window in the city, to today's optical event, with corporate sponsors, countless vans of gendarmes patrolling, and endless stands of vin chaud and châtaignes grillées. click on the images to see them slightly larger.
Projected images fill in for statues destroyed on the cathedral Saint-Jean, the platforms shown exist in stone. The projections change color and intensity using chromolith illumination, and are accompanied by Gregorian chants.
Place des Terreaux: Above, the l'Hôtel de ville showing the sequence of the children's story played over the facade. Below, the Musée des Beaux-Arts, as writing, accompanied by voice tells the end of the story. I don't have a tripod here, so I rely on light and sign posts to stabilize the camera. see www.lumieres.lyon.fr for history and other sites.
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As I mentioned a few days ago regarding this fête, Lyon has been inundated with 4 million visitors over the past four days for the Fête des Lumiêres, an event that dates from 1643 when Lyonaisse believe they were spared from the plague by the Virgin Mary. The commemoration started with single candles placed in each window in the city, to today's optical event, with corporate sponsors, countless vans of gendarmes patrolling, and endless stands of vin chaud and châtaignes grillées. click on the images to see them slightly larger.
Projected images fill in for statues destroyed on the cathedral Saint-Jean, the platforms shown exist in stone. The projections change color and intensity using chromolith illumination, and are accompanied by Gregorian chants.
Place des Terreaux: Above, the l'Hôtel de ville showing the sequence of the children's story played over the facade. Below, the Musée des Beaux-Arts, as writing, accompanied by voice tells the end of the story. I don't have a tripod here, so I rely on light and sign posts to stabilize the camera. see www.lumieres.lyon.fr for history and other sites.
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