Illustration - Lyon

Illustration - Lyon

FRANCE. RHONE (69) LYON. THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHT 2008, 8 OF DECEMBER, PEOPLE OF LYON USE TO CELEBRATE VIRGIN MARY WHO SAVED THE CITY FROM THE PLAGUE IN 1643. SINCE 1989, AT THIS DATE, THE TOWN OFFERS HIS ARCHITECTURE TO YOUNG ARTISTS OF LIGHT. PLACE DES TERREAUX, TOWN-HALL AND MUSEE DES BEAUX-ARTS (LES ALLUMEURS D'IMAGES ON DIRAIT QUE) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Lyon

Illustration - Lyon

FRANCE. RHONE (69) LYON. THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHT 2008, 8 OF DECEMBER, PEOPLE OF LYON USE TO CELEBRATE VIRGIN MARY WHO SAVED THE CITY FROM THE PLAGUE IN 1643. SINCE 1989, AT THIS DATE, THE TOWN OFFERS HIS ARCHITECTURE TO YOUNG ARTISTS OF LIGHT. PLACE DES TERREAUX, TOWN-HALL AND MUSEE DES BEAUX-ARTS (LES ALLUMEURS D'IMAGES "ON DIRAIT QUE") Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Lyon

Illustration - Lyon

LYON, (69), THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHT 2008, 8 OF DECEMBER, PEOPLE OF LYON USE TO CELEBRATE VIRGIN MARY WHO SAVED THE CITY FROM THE PLAGUE IN 1643. SINCE 1989, AT THIS DATE, THE TOWN OFFERS HIS ARCHITECTURE TO YOUNG ARTISTS OF LIGHT. PLACE DES TERREAUX, TOWN-HALL AND MUSEE DES BEAUX-ARTS (LES ALLUMEURS D'IMAGES "ON DIRAIT QUE") Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Lyon

Illustration - Lyon

FRANCE. RHONE (69) CITY OF LYON. THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHT 2008, 8 OF DECEMBER, PEOPLE OF LYON USE TO CELEBRATE VIRGIN MARY WHO SAVED THE CITY FROM THE PLAGUE IN 1643. SINCE 1989, AT THIS DATE, THE TOWN OFFERS HIS ARCHITECTURE TO YOUNG ARTISTS OF LIGHT. PLACE DES TERREAUX, TOWN-HALL AND MUSEE DES BEAUX-ARTS (LES ALLUMEURS D'IMAGES ON DIRAIT QUE) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - New York City - NYC

Illustration - New York City - NYC

UNITED STATES, NEW YORK CITY, MANHATTAN, FLATIRON DISTRICT. ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL OF THE BASE SIDE OF THE FLATIRON BUILDING, FROM 22ND STREET. IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF BEAUX-ARTS ARCHITECTURE AND WAS ONE OF THE TALLEST SKYSCRAPERS IN NEW YORK CITY WHEN COMPLETED IN 1902. THE FACADES OF THE UPPER FLOORS ARE INTRICATELY DECORATED WITH TERRA COTTA ORNAMENTS AND THE BUILDING IS CROWNED BY ROUNDED CORNICES Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM