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Metro 1900

3 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 5/16/2009 10:57:00 AM.

hector guimard, avenue foch, paris
The metro station at Porte Dauphine on line 2 is one of 2 surviving entrances designed in 1900 by Hector Guimard to still possess its original aedicula. Guimard created his trademark gates for the CMP (Compagnie du Métropolitain de Paris).
The only other station to still have its original roofing can now be found at the Abbesses station near Montmartre, though it got transfered there in the 70s from the Hotel de Ville station.
hector guimard, avenue foch, paris

hector guimard, avenue foch, paris

hector guimard, avenue foch, paris

hector guimard, avenue foch, paris

hector guimard, avenue foch, paris

hector guimard, avenue foch, paris

hector guimard, avenue foch, paris

hector guimard, avenue foch, paris

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3 Responses to “Metro 1900”

  1. # Blogger London Belle May 16, 2009 at 2:21 PM

    it looks very elegant for a tube station!! It’s so great to be able to live amongst history like that. Nothing elegant is built today with that much detail, it’s sad.  

  2. # Blogger Dominica May 16, 2009 at 3:59 PM

    Nothing compares to Paris ...aaah, j'ai deux amours, mon pays et Paris !!  

  3. # Blogger DW Quilt Art May 19, 2009 at 6:11 PM

    Great details! Nice photography!  

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