Paris Metro Shelter Type B; Abbesses Station (Paris, France) : General view of structure, from southwest, depicting front flank

Creator:

Guimard, Hector, 1867-1942

Published/Created:

Paris, Île-de-France, France
1900-1903 (design)

Date Depicted:

8/15/1993
1900 AD - 1949 AD

Materials:

glass
iron

Notes:

In 1896 Guimard entered the competition to design Paris Métro stations, failing to win but getting the job because the railway company's president was attracted to the Art Nouveau style. He designed three types of station: a basic open one with steps and railings; another with enclosed and covered steps; and a third with complete pavilions. The first type, of which about 90 survive, was fashioned in various forms, the most interesting of which consists of railings with decorated 'shields' incorporating the letter M and an iron arch over the entrance which supports an enamelled sign flanked by 'stalks' blossoming into lamps (e.g. Cité, 1898-1901). The second type, for example Abbesses in Montmartre, consists of an iron frame with decorated enamelled lava panels and translucent wired glass; a 'butterfly' glass roof, supported from a central girder, over-sails the enclosure. The third type, of which only Porte Dauphine survives, provides waiting-rooms and has an enclosure like the second type but with more ample entrance arches and a roof consisting of tiered pyramidal sections reminiscent of covered market structures. The stations, which were modular and conceived for mass-production, were in production until 1913.

Variant Titles:

Edicules et gares du Métropolitain, Paris

Topics:

Architecture -- France -- 20th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Art Nouveau

Culture:

French

Accession Number:

1A1-GH-PMA-A1

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
subway stations (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; typography or calligraphy; Transportation casting ; construction buildings; transportation buildings; railway buildings; subway stations canopy

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Two

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
8/15/1993

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10164765

PID:

digcoll:1842030