Beautiful Paris Metro Stations
There are many other stations which we did not get to see during our short visit but supposedly varenne cluny la sorbonne palais royal porte dauphine pont neuf liège are very beautiful as well.
Beautiful paris metro stations. What is so striking about the design of this metro station is its tiled walls. Line 1 passes through this station which is decorated as a museum to pay homage to the nearby louvre. From their earliest days while many loved guimard s designs there were also those who had nothing but criticism for them. 2 bastille line 1 right by the river seine this is a good place to just give yourself a moment and breathe.
1 tuileries line 1 a stop on this station will take you 100 years back as if you ve stepped out of the train car and. From their earliest days while many loved guimard s designs there were also those who had nothing but criticism for them. Palais royal metro station serves metro lines 1 yellow and 7 pink. Details given are usually of the latter.
6 of the most beautiful metro stations around the world kelly richman abdou an art historian living in paris kelly was born and raised in san francisco and holds a ba in art history from the university of san francisco and an ma in art and museum studies from georgetown university. Ternes was among the second wave of paris metro stations to open in 1902. 3 hôtel de ville line 1 hôtel de ville is one of the. A number of stations such as avron or vaugirard are named after paris neighbourhoods though not necessarily located in them whose names in turn usually go back to former villages or.
Stations within paris are very close together to form a grid structure ensuring that every point in the city is close to a metro station less than 500 metres or 1 600 feet but this makes the service slow 20 km h 12 mph except on line 14 where the stations are farther apart and the trains travel faster. It was opened on december 10th 1910 and it will be the station you see when you go to notre dame de paris. Underground metro stations are associated with rats garbage noise and filth not their interior design however there are a few subway stations in the world that go against the grain standing out as excellent examples of the beautiful architecture and unique design that can be created in underground spaces. Many parisian metro stations.
Travel experts at the paris pass have gone underground to uncover the true beauty of paris metro stations. Stations are often named after a square or a street which in turn is named for something or someone else. The 10 most beautiful metro stations in paris louvre rivoli.