Terrasses de la Guillotière

Located on the riverside of the Rhone and just in front of the Hôtel-Dieu, the Guillotière terraces are very popular when summer comes. Large graded terraces offer a panoramic view over the river and the city.

During the Fête des Lumières, quirky and poetical creations settle there, usually led by the Urban Community of the Grand Lyon which daily takes care of the area.

2007 : TILT – « 1000 fragments of light »
2009 : Jacques Rival – « 365 Stars »
2010 : Jacques Fayard – « Ten Tepees on the banks of the Rhône »
2011 : Jean-Pierre David – « Luminous algae »
2012 : Christophe Martine – « The Lumineole's Ball »
2013 : Edouard Levine - « Celestial pick up sticks »

Previous years

Incandescence

Incandescent lightbulbs like the ones that bathed us for many years in their warm glow are back in an outsize format! Like a living, vibrating body, a giant replica of the universal "A cap base E27

2014 Festival

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Celestial pick up sticks

As if they had been grasped and thrown toward the stars, immense rods of light fly to the sky and are reflected in the water of the Rhône. First warm, then cool, their colors change to the rhythm of a

2013 Program

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Luminous Algae

Immense floating luminous algae invade the terrace areas and leave to conquer the sky. From nightfall, they grow rapidly to a height of 20 metres, thanks to the careful nurturing of the « algae-cultiv

2011 Program

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Ten tepees on the Rhône's banks

A Native American village greets visitors between the Wilson and Guillotière bridges along the left bank of the Rhône. Slow variations in colour and soft traditional music add to the peaceful ambience

2010 Program

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The Luminéoles’ Ball - Poésie Céleste

A light, poetic atmosphere suffuses the banks of the Rhône.

Luminéoles - imaginary light birds with slender wings first seen in 2011 - dance, skimming the water. When they fly off, there is a blaze

2012 Program

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