“Circuit of Roses” Murals GREATER LYON

Context

Although Lyon is well-known for its gastronomy and silk, its history with the rose, queen of flowers, is just as singular and fascinating!
No fewer than 3,000 roses were created in Lyon in the 19th century: the city was experiencing genuine effervescence and the renown of Lyon’s rose growers spread around the world.
Lyon’s relation with roses is the result of a wonderful history of families and impassioned enthusiasts who created and sold these roses to every corner of the globe, a history linked in particular to the Empress Josephine who gave her collection of Malmaison to the City of Lyon.
The rose is a source of inspiration for the Lyonnais silk manufacturers, the designers of CitéCréation and a raw material for the perfume and cosmetics industries.

 

My friend the rose

The world convention of rose societies in Lyon

This breath of fragrance in the heart of the city will, like any work of art, forge a link between the past and the present, favouring the feeling of belonging in the collective memory. This mural paitning is an illustration.
Michèle Picard
Mayor of Vénissieux
Cette fresque murale sera un signal fort pour le centre-ville et son entrée depuis le boulevard Croizat… Elle sera l’un des points de visite des centaines de congressistes internationaux qui participeront au Congrès Mondial des roses anciennes de Lyon. Nous allons être le centre du monde des roses.
Pierre-Alain Millet
Adjoint au Maire chargé du Logement, Développement durable, Énergies
Je l’ai planté, je l’ai vu naître. Ce beau rosier où les oiseaux viennent chanter sur ma fenêtre...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Philosophe

Contracting owner : Greater Lyon, Champagne-au- Mont d’or, Saint-Priest, Vénissieux, Association Roses anciennes en France.
Place : Greater Lyon / France.
Contracting owner : Greater Lyon, Champagne-au- Mont d’or, Saint-Priest, Vénissieux, Association Roses anciennes en France.
Place : Greater Lyon / France.
Contracting owner : Greater Lyon, Champagne-au- Mont d’or, Saint-Priest, Vénissieux, Association Roses anciennes en France.
Place : Greater Lyon / France.

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The point of departure

The World Convention of Rose Societies was held for the first time in Lyon in 2015 for its 17th edition. In the framework of a public – private partnership, and with the support of the City of Lyon, the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Regional Council, the Rhone General Council, the Association Roses Anciennes en France and CitéCréation supervised the production of a circuit of monumental murals dedicated to Old Lyonnais Roses to remind the participants come from all over the world that Lyon was the international capital of old roses at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.

Action / Result

Four mural works (in Lyon, Saint-Priest, Vénissieux and Champagne-au- Mont d’Or) blend naturally in a circuit of painted murals in Lyon and its surrounding area, a tourist attraction recognised internationally and which the Tourist Office of Greater Lyon promotes with success.

The actors of the project

  • Contracting owner: Greater Lyon, Champagne-au- Mont d’or, Saint-Priest, Vénissieux, Association Roses anciennes en France.
  • Project manager: CitéCréation.
  • Partners: Alliade Habitat, Est Métropole Habitat, Opac du Rhône, City of Lyon, Rhone General Council, Auvergne Rhone Alps Region, Municipality of Saint-Galmier, Jean-Louis Touraine –Member of Parliament of Rhone- Véolia Eau, Vinci Construction France, Eiffage Construction Rhône, Caisse d’Épargne Rhône-Alpes, Zolpan paints, Entreprise Reppelin, Chazal Espaces Verts, Coiro TP, Serely, Spie Sud-Est, Parcs et Sports, Végétal Concept, EDF, ERDF, Centralp (Groupe Wisetec, Dalkia, Groupe em2c, Kaufman & Broad, Renault Trucks, Rhône-Saône Habitat, Philips, Crédit agricole Centre-est, Chocolaterie Sève, Boulangerie Ange, Sogelym Dixence, Champagne Façades, WE-EF Lumière, Porcelanosa Lyon, Delorme Automobile, SIE Étanchéité, DLH – Autosécurité-Sécuritest, Auchan, Intersed, Servial, Tarvel…

Budget et Technique

Cost of the monumental mural design project:

    • Exploratory study / Project coordination/ Design / Production of a circuit of 4 monumental mural paintings.
    • €240 K ex. tax*.

The property in figures:

      • 4 municipalities of the city of Lyon involved.
      • Timetable for carrying out the project: 4 years.

Technical characteristics of the painted facades:

      • ETI polystyrene and concrete coated wall.

*Excluding scaffolding, surface preparation, team facilities, site office with access to water.

Photos

Contracting owner : Greater Lyon, Champagne-au- Mont d’or, Saint-Priest, Vénissieux, Association Roses anciennes en France.
Place : Greater Lyon / France.
Contracting owner : Greater Lyon, Champagne-au- Mont d’or, Saint-Priest, Vénissieux, Association Roses anciennes en France.
Place : Greater Lyon / France.
Contracting owner : Greater Lyon, Champagne-au- Mont d’or, Saint-Priest, Vénissieux, Association Roses anciennes en France.
Place : Greater Lyon / France.
Contracting owner : Greater Lyon, Champagne-au- Mont d’or, Saint-Priest, Vénissieux, Association Roses anciennes en France.
Place : Greater Lyon / France.
Contracting owner : Greater Lyon, Champagne-au- Mont d’or, Saint-Priest, Vénissieux, Association Roses anciennes en France.
Place : Greater Lyon / France.
Contracting owner : Greater Lyon, Champagne-au- Mont d’or, Saint-Priest, Vénissieux, Association Roses anciennes en France.
Place : Greater Lyon / France.
Contracting owner : Greater Lyon, Champagne-au- Mont d’or, Saint-Priest, Vénissieux, Association Roses anciennes en France.
Place : Greater Lyon / France.
Contracting owner : Greater Lyon, Champagne-au- Mont d’or, Saint-Priest, Vénissieux, Association Roses anciennes en France.
Place : Greater Lyon / France.
Contracting owner : Greater Lyon, Champagne-au- Mont d’or, Saint-Priest, Vénissieux, Association Roses anciennes en France.
Place : Greater Lyon / France.
Contracting owner : Greater Lyon, Champagne-au- Mont d’or, Saint-Priest, Vénissieux, Association Roses anciennes en France.
Place : Greater Lyon / France.