Fete des Lumieres: Buildings in Lyon, France come alive with lights

An installation called View of Evolutions by artist Yann Nguema is seen on the Saint-Jean Cathedral during the rehearsal for the Festival of Lights (Fetes des Lumieres) in Central Lyon, France on December 7, 2016. (REUTERS)

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An installation called View of Evolutions by artist Yann Nguema is seen on the Saint-Jean Cathedral during the rehearsal for the Festival of Lights (Fetes des Lumieres) in Central Lyon, France on December 7, 2016. (REUTERS)

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An installation by Yann Nguema at the Saint-Jean Cathedral on December 7, 2016. The festival is celebrated each year since December 8, 1852 on the feast of Immaculate Conception, a tribute to Mary, mother of Jesus, after the town was spared by the 1643 plague. (REUTERS)

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Artist Yann Nguema’s third installation at the Saint-Jean Cathedral. (REUTERS)

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The ferris wheel on Place Bellecour in downtown Lyon illuminated on December 7, 2016. (AFP)

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Seen here, the View of Platonium installation by artist Eric Michel et Akari-Lisa Ishii in Lyon. (REUTERS)

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The View of Sans Dessus, Dessous installation by artist Joseph Couturier in the city. (REUTERS)

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Another of View of Evolutions installations by artist Yann Nguema at the Saint-Jean Cathedral. (REUTERS)

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View of Arbore'Lum installation by artist Erik Barray during the rehearsal for the Festival of Lights. (REUTERS)

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View of Arbore'Lum installation by artist Erik Barray. (REUTERS)

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Another side of View of Sans Dessus, Dessous installation. (REUTERS)

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View of Un Songe Forain installation by artist Nathanaelle Picot at Place Bellecourt. (REUTERS)

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View of Coups de Coeur installation by artist Franck Pelletier and collectif Les Allumeurs at the Theatre des Celestins. (REUTERS)

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Another side of the View of Sans Dessus Dessous installation. (REUTERS)

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Seen here, View of Vols de Nuit installation by artist Thierry Chenavaud. (REUTERS)

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The ferris wheel of Place Bellecour (rear), the bell tower (L) and an illuminated plane sculpture inspired by Vol de Nuit (Night Flight, Antoine de Saint-Exupery's 1931 novel) are pictured in downtown Lyon. (AFP)