Les voix gourmandes
Hotel secrets :
Charlotte and Jules tell you the secrets of the hotel
Visit of InterContinental Lyon - Hotel Dieu for children. The voices of these two children, aged 8 and 10, will make you fall for them. They tell the same stories as in the adult tour but with their very own sense of humour.
1 - Introduction
Just like Marseille and Bordeaux, InterContinental Lyon – Hotel Dieu is housed in a beautiful historic building, the Grand Hôtel-Dieu.
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2 - Facade
Jacques-Germain Soufflot, a 25-year-old architect from the 18th century, drew up the plans of the Grand Hôtel-Dieu.
3 - Statues
Childebert and Ultrogoth: these are strange names for those who were at the origin of a place that welcome the sick.
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4 - Reception / Conciergerie
In the Middle Ages, the construction of the floor gave the shape and appearance of the ceiling.
5 - Grand Dôme
This “Soufflot” dome, as it is called, has a very original story. The initial plans were only respected several centuries later !
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6 - Grand Dôme (J. P. Nuel)
Everything the architect has thought of has a meaning, even the carpets on the floor.
7 - Grand Dôme (Donors)
All the benefactors have their names inscribed on a marble plaque.
8 - Epona Restaurant
The restaurant takes its name from the Gallic goddess Epona, patroness of horses and travelers.
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9 - Saint-Louis Courtyard (1)
Among the many surprises offered by the renovation, there were a ventilation system to purified the air for sick people back in the days.
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10 - Saint-Louis Courtyard (2)
In the past, each stonemason had his own mark which served as signature. Each mark was used to pay him after the works were completed.
11 - Cloister Courtyard
Many locals come with nostalgia to the place of their birth or to remember that of their children.
12 - Saint-Henri Courtyard
The Grand Hôtel-Dieu is the largest renovation project of a historic monument in France.
Click on image to enlarge. The start of the visit is infront of the hotel.
Bedtime Stories :
A bedtime story : Sleeping beauty
"Once upon a time, in the days when there were fairies, a king and queen reigned in a country far away. Now the king and queen had plenty of money, plenty of fine clothes to wear, plenty of good things to eat and drink and a coach to ride out in every day..."
A bedtime story : Pussy in boots
"Once upon a time there was a miller who had three sons. When he died he left his mill to the eldest son, his donkey to the second son and his cat to the youngest, who had always been his favourite..."
A bedtime story : Cinderella
"Cinderella’s mother died while she was a very little child, leaving her to the care of her father and her step-sisters who did not love her and were very unkind to her..."