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Lyon is a great place to study french and at the same time experience the french culture. It is the second largest city in France, and has several places and buildings that are listed on Unesco’s World Heritage list. Lyon is also the capital of gastronomy in France.

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Auguste and Louis Lumière were among the earliest filmmakers in history. They were born in Besançon, France, in 1862 and 1864. In 1870 they moved to Lyon, where both attended La Martiniere, the largest technical school in the city. Their father ran a photographic firm and both brothers worked for him. Louis made some improvements to the still-photograph process, which was a major step towards moving images.

It was not until their father retired in 1892 that the brothers began to create moving pictures. They patented a number of significant processes leading up to their film camera - most notably film perforations as a means of advancing the film through the camera and projector. The cinématographe itself was patented in 1895. Their first public screening of films was held in December 1895 in Paris. This history-making presentation featured ten short films, including their first film, Sortie des Usines Lumière à Lyon (Workers leaving the Lumière Factory). In 1896, the Lumière brothers went on tour with the cinématographe- visiting Bombay, London, New York and Buenos Aires.

The former Lumiére family residence is now called Institut Lumière. It is a museum dedicated to the lives of the Lumiére family and the world of cinema. It also has a cinema theatre, a library and a gift shop.

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In the 18th century, Lyon was the centre of silk manufacture in Europe. Throughout the century, many weavers settled on the hill The Croix-Rousse (The red cross). It is called The Croix-Rousse because of the reddish-brown cross of stone that the Christians put there in the 1500s.

At first the weavers were located in the old part of the city, but they lacked of space and light. From 1812, people started building at the Croix Rousse area, with very caracteristic blocks. These buildings were constructed especially for the silk weaving business; with many big windows to bring in as much light as possible, and high ceilings (up to 4m), to house the large weaving looms invented by the frenchman Joseph-Marie Jacquard.

At the end of the 19th century, the silk trade represented 3/4 of the economic activity of the city, whereas the textile industry was 25 % of the national wealth. You can see an authentic silk worker's atelier at the Soierie Vivante.

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