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Rue du Boeuf Review
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Rue du Boeuf 
- Address: Vieux Lyon, Lyon | Map It
- Category: Public Art (Mural/Sculpture/Statue), Neighborhoods/Streets
- Location: Lyon
Fodor's Review:
Like the parallel rue St-Jean, rue du Boeuf has lovely traboules, courtyards, spiral staircases, towers, and facades. The traboule at No. 31 rue du Boeuf hooks through and out on to rue de la Bombarde. No. 36 has a notable courtyard. At No. 19 is the standout Maison de l'Outarde d'Or, so named for the great bustard, a goose-like game bird, depicted in the coat of arms over the door. The late-15th-century house and courtyard inside have spiral staircases in the towers, which were built as symbols of wealth and power. The Hotel Tour Rose at No. 22 has, indeed, a beautiful tour rose (pink tower) in the inner courtyard. At the corner of place Neuve St-Jean and rue du Boeuf is the famous sign portraying the bull for which rue du Boeuf is named, the work of the Renaissance Italy-trained French sculptor Jean de Bologne. No. 18 contains Antic Wine, the emporium of English-speaking Georges Dos Santos, "the flying sommelier, " who is a wealth of information (throw away this book and just ask Georges). No. 20 conceals one of the rare open-shaft spiral staircases allowing for a view all the way up the core. At No. 16 is the Maison du Crible, and No. 14 has another splendid patio.
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