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The Paris Métro (French: Métro de Paris, [metʁo d(ə) paʁi]), short for Métropolitain ([metʁɔpɔlitɛ̃]), is a rapid transit system serving the Paris metropolitan area in France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architecture and historical entrances influenced by Art ...
Porte de Clichy (Tribunal de Paris): 1912-01-20: 2021-01-28 underground Paris 17th: 5,278,497: Porte de Clignancourt (Puces de Saint-Ouen) 1908-04-21 underground Paris 18th: 5,611,814: Porte de la Chapelle (Saint-Denis) 1916-08-23 underground Paris 18th: 1,866,281: Porte de la Villette (Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie) 1910-11-05 ...
[2] [3] Adrien Bénard, the financier whose bank was underwriting the construction, liked the new Art Nouveau style and therefore instead persuaded the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP) to appoint the still young Hector Guimard to design the entrances to the underground stations, [4] [5] while the elevated stations were ...
Paris Métro Line 1 (French: Ligne 1 du métro de Paris) is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. It connects La Défense in the northwest and Château de Vincennes in the southeast. With a length of 16.5 km (10.3 mi), it constitutes an important east–west transportation route within the City of Paris.
Paris Métro Line 14 (French: Ligne 14 du métro de Paris) is one of the sixteen lines on the Paris Métro. It connects Saint-Denis–Pleyel and Aéroport d'Orly on a north-west south-east diagonal via the three major stations of Gare Saint-Lazare , the Châtelet–Les-Halles complex , and Gare de Lyon .
Carrossage, or a metal sheath along the station walls, persists in some Paris metro stations. This is Marcadet—Poissonniers on line 12. Mouton-Duvernet style On lines 4 and 6 at the Raspail station, the Mouton-Duvernet style was replaced in 2008. Motte seats, Station Porte de Charenton Châtelet station on line 4 in typical red Andreu-Motte ...
Line 4, opened in 1908, was the last line of the original concession of the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris and the first to cross the Seine underground (Line 5—now Line 6 at this point—crossed the river on the Passy bridge, later renamed the Pont de Bir-Hakeim in 1906). The route was the subject of lengthy discussions ...
Paris Métro Line 9 is one of 16 lines of the Paris Métro. The line links Pont de Sèvres in Boulogne in the west with Mairie de Montreuil in the east via the city center of Paris, creating a parabola type shape to its route. It is the third busiest line on the network.