27 mars 2010
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A l'époque de la construction du métro à Paris, en 1900, l'objectif était que les gens n'aient pas peur de descendre dans un sous-sol obscur. Du coup, il a été décidé de mettre de jolis carreaux
blancs bien lumineux dans les stations et on a fait appel à un architecte de renom pour dessiner des entrées très "design" pour l'époque : Guimard. Au métro Chatelet, il y a une entrée
particulièrement belle, place Sainte-Opportune. Celle-ci est ancienne mais ce n'est l'une des rares qui est encore d'origine. Et quelques mètres plus loin, au fond de la photo, se situait la
première entrée du métro lors de sa création !
At the time where the Parisian metro was built in 1900, the aim was to make people confident to go down in a dark underground. So it was decided to have white bright tiles in the stations and to ask an architect to make "design" entries for this time : Guimard. At Chatelet station, there is a very beautiful one, on Saint-Opportune place. This one is old but it's not one of the rare from the origin. And just some meters behind, there is the first entry of the metro when it was created !
At the time where the Parisian metro was built in 1900, the aim was to make people confident to go down in a dark underground. So it was decided to have white bright tiles in the stations and to ask an architect to make "design" entries for this time : Guimard. At Chatelet station, there is a very beautiful one, on Saint-Opportune place. This one is old but it's not one of the rare from the origin. And just some meters behind, there is the first entry of the metro when it was created !