Murals of Realism

There a few places in Montpellier where the sides of buildings, which would otherwise be nondescript and boring, are painted with murals that make it look like there is actually something there. Windows, people, doors, etc.

Here are some examples.



This is across the street from the St. Roch church. You can see it's reflection in the large paned windows. The other windows have people in them looking out. There are steps going up, a red banner hanging, green bushes, even a tourist snapping a picture on the far right.

What's real and what isn't? I think the bicycle is real. As are the bistro tables. The rest is an illusion.

Not far from where we live, there is this one:


A "librarie" or bookstore. People up on the balconies. And orange house to the right with a woman tending to her plants. Again, just an illusion.

Again, very close to where we live, we find this:



There is a stained glass/mosaic type tapestry showing people working on their trades, I suppose, and windows on the outside. There is even a guy in the window dressed in 1500's clothing working on his studies.

I'll add more as I see them.