- 19 Rue du Boeuf, 69005 Lyon
- What you see
- What you need to know
Admire the Gothic facade of the building, observe the mullioned windows, the beautiful door at number 19, with its semicircular arch above it and the wrought iron transom.
Look for the sign with the Golden Bustard, a sculpture on the door lintel, added in 1708 by the poultry merchant, with his motto 'I am worth more than all game'. The bustard was considered a noble meat. Imagine the exquisite delicacies that delighted guests at aristocratic feasts.
The Maison de l'Outarde offers an immersion into Lyon's gastronomic past. The success of Lyon's fairs made the city a center for the supply and consumption of foodstuffs, undoubtedly contributing to the origin of its gourmet reputation.
You can enter the courtyard and admire the galleries, the spiral staircase, and the two corbelled turrets. These remarkable structures, with their superimposed classical orders, were in the style of Philibert de l'Orme and comparable to the galleries he created on corbels at 8 rue Juiverie.,
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