Place Antonin Poncet

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Place Antonin Poncet located between place Bellecour and the Rhône was once home to the Hôpital de la Charité. Built in 1622, it was Lyon’s second biggest hospital after the Hôtel Dieu.  Edouard Herriot had it demolished in 1934. Today, only the belltower remains.

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PAVILLON

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Like an immense, glittering canopy, PAVILLON is a conical-shaped structure adorned with a mesh of light-emitting cords, hovering – so it seems – in zero gravity over Place Antonin Poncet.

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Abstract

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Through its use of light, Abstract seeks embody Einstein's theory – according to which "the flow of time is an illusion" – in space and make it more intelligible to the public.

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Laniakea

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Dive into the depths of a cosmic experience and confront light particles that scintillate by the thousands in the dark. Observe this hypnotic ballet of clouds, clusters of lighted dots and stars...

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