Lyon City Hall
by Mona Edulesco
Title
Lyon City Hall
Artist
Mona Edulesco
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
"Lyon City Hall" by Mona Edulesco.
Textural impasto palette knife oil painting realized in a modern impressionist stylized style, who depicts a city scene of La Place des Terreaux in Lyon by night.
The Place des Terreaux is a square located in the centre of Lyon, France and it belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Place des Terreaux is limited in the south by the Museum of Fine Arts, in the east by the Town Hall. This place is very busy with tourists, with its beautiful fountains, and its many gastronomy places.
The Place des Terreaux is symbolic of the city's heritage. It takes its name from the muddy ground crossed by large ditches which occupied the square in Roman times. Located in the first district of Lyon, Place des Terreaux was originally a vast field of mud. In the Middle Ages, the walls were built between the River Saone and Rhone, by Lyon's merchants.
At the center of the square, the municipal officials inaugurated on 22 September 1891 an allegorical fountain of Saone. It was built by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi in the nineteenth century. He is an architect of great renown who is particularly famous in the world to have carved the Statue of Liberty, or the monument of Christopher Columbus.
In the site there are lots of restaurants, bistros and bars, to restore and refresh themselves in a friendly, family or friends after visiting the site. These places are also ideal to meet and get acquainted with Lyonnais. Certain people advise you to cross diagonally this famous square to avoid evil spells and bad luck!
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Comments (37)
Madalena Lobao-Tello
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your artwork is among the Top 10 in the Contest - "Women Painter of the month - July 2018" sponsoring by the Group Women Painters - Hand paintings only. Great image, wonderful colors, very well done! F
LOIS VIGUIER
Great interpretation Mona! Congratulations for your special feature in "Exclusively Drawings and Paintings"!
Jerry Bokowski
Your rainy evening scenes, light reflecting off the wet boulevards with such rich colors, are always a favorite of mine, Mona. I love your style and subjects. Brava!.....Fav / like
John Malone
Congratulations! Your skillful and interesting painting has been FEATURED on our homepage. Well done!
Shoal Hollingsworth
WOW, this is amazing, I love how you use textures as part of your work. Great job
Lori Pittenger
Congratulations Mona, your outstanding artwork has been featured on the leading page of “Impressionism” group! Feel free to add it to the featured art archive and the catalogs in the group’s discussions. Excellent work! Lori
Graciela Bello
Great painting! My fav for today on Women Painters. L/F/P
Mona Edulesco replied:
Thank you so much Graciela. I’m so glad you like it and thanks for choosing it as your favorite in Women Painters group. 😊
Mona Edulesco
Thank you everyone so much for your beautiful and thoughtful comments. Thank you to all who have featured my painting in their wonderful groups, too! I appreciate a lot!