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A different-looking metro station.


Under the typical designed Guimard metro entrance on Île de la Cité, the design looks different from most other Paris metro stations. The Cité station was opened in 1910. It’s on line 4, which was the first one to offer an underwater crossing of the Seine.  (You can read more about the line and the spectacular underwater work here.)

On Ïle de la Cité,, with its many famous landmarks, this is the only metro station.


I have not been able to find anything about the design, the architect(s) involved… 


6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Rigolos, ces dessous d'escaliers peints en rouge! Et les parois métalliques donnent à la station un petit air de bathyscaphe...
(michèle)

Libraia Virtuale said...

That metro station is a stunning, peculiar piece of architecture. I've always loved it.


An Italian, living in Italy but desperately in love with Paris.

Virginia said...

Uh I regret to inform you that it is illegal to take photos in the metro! :)
V

Anne said...

There's some architectural information on the Cite metro (designed by Hector Guimard) here, which is interesting: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/becoming-modern/symbolism/v/hector-guimard-cit-entrance-paris-m-tropolitain-c-1900

Anonymous said...

The place looks huge! And those stairs are endless...
Love the red and grey colors.
Thank you
Maria

Thérèse said...

Sur ce site tu as quelques renseignements sur les faienceries utilisées dans les galeries et les couloirs de cette fameuse ligne Numéro 4, deuxième partie du document.

http://reseau.nord-sud.pagesperso-orange.fr/caract%E9ristiques.htm