Mur des Canuts

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  • Address
    cnr blvd des Canuts & rue Denfert-Rochereau, 4e
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Hénon

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Historically, the old quarter of Croix Rousse is famed for its silk-weaving tradition, illustrated by the Mur des Canuts on the side of an apartment block. Following the introduction of the mechanical Jacquard loom in 1805, Lyonnais canuts (silk weavers) built workshops in this quarter with large windows to let in light and hefty wood-beamed ceilings more than 4m high to accommodate the huge new machines. Most of these workshops are today chic loft apartments.