The Crédit Lyonnais Glass Roof

The glass roof of the Crédit Lyonnais

The Nancy audio-guided tour has you enter the Crédit Lyonnais building to discover an unexpected treasure: an immense glass roof that floods the interior with brilliant light. It is one of the hidden jewels of Nancy Art Nouveau.

A masterpiece of light

Built at the beginning of the twentieth century, the Crédit Lyonnais building houses this monumental glass roof, made in the great tradition of the master glassmakers of the School of Nancy. Its stained-glass windows with floral motifs and its plays of coloured light illustrate the aesthetics of Art Nouveau, which made architecture, light and nature dialogue. It is a testimony to the decorative refinement of the city at that time.

What there is to see

At the entrance of the building, the glass roof immediately imposes itself by its scale and the beauty of its stained-glass windows. The light that passes through it composes a changing spectacle over the hours. It is a surprising stop for lovers of Art Nouveau, which reveals a heritage hidden behind a discreet façade, in the heart of Nancy.

Practical information

The glass roof is inside the Crédit Lyonnais building, in the centre of Nancy. An active establishment, it welcomes the public according to its own opening hours; the glass roof can be discovered in the entrance hall.

Where is the glass roof of the Crédit Lyonnais?

Inside the Crédit Lyonnais building, in the centre of Nancy, where it floods the hall with coloured light.

To which movement does the glass roof belong?

To Art Nouveau and the tradition of the master glassmakers of the School of Nancy, with its floral motifs and its plays of light.