Paris Metro Shelter Type B; Abbesses Station (Paris, France) : General view, from northeast, depicting back 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-A2
- 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:
- 10164766
- PID:
- digcoll:1866210