Lyon, France: Musée des Confluence

The Rhone and the Saone Rivers dramatically come together in Lyon, forming a peninsula of sorts in the city. That seemed like a good place to put up a dramatic building.

By that standard, Lyon succeeded. This Musée des Confluence cuts quite a figure when viewed from the river/rivers. The design is supposed to be a floating crystal cloud. I'll leave it up to your taste about how well it works, but you have to admit it's not a typical office building.

The museum specializes in science and anthropology. The hope is that is revitalizes a district that was quite rundown.

I can't wait to see what the inside looks like.



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